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post #31 of 34
1/14/10 at 10:56pm
There is a difference between a sworn statement that you got served (someone says he mailed it), and the physical accomplishment of service (you received it). In hindsight, some jurisdictions passed ass-covering laws that prevent you from suing them for falsely swearing to service. But that doesn't mean they are free to harm you. The summons are processed by machines; no natural person can testify that he or she remembers handling the summons that was sent to you. They know this in advance. Their proof of service is nothing more than a computer file with some code that says they set up a mailing label generating program to take a bunch of names from some files. Since so many people ignore jury duty summons, they can't show a high statistical probability that you received it.

Lawyers always mystify law--and do so on this thread by ridiculing members who point out simple loopholes in the law. Yawn. Get over it.
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post #32 of 34
1/14/10 at 10:58pm
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post #33 of 34
1/14/10 at 10:58pm
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Originally Posted by Dakota rube View Post
^What color are the helicopters on your horizon?

Rube, everyone knows that you can't see the REAL black ops helicopters, they are invisible!
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post #34 of 34
1/15/10 at 5:28pm
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Originally Posted by Mr. White View Post
There is a difference between a sworn statement that you got served (someone says he mailed it), and the physical accomplishment of service (you received it). In hindsight, some jurisdictions passed ass-covering laws that prevent you from suing them for falsely swearing to service. But that doesn't mean they are free to harm you. The summons are processed by machines; no natural person can testify that he or she remembers handling the summons that was sent to you. They know this in advance. Their proof of service is nothing more than a computer file with some code that says they set up a mailing label generating program to take a bunch of names from some files. Since so many people ignore jury duty summons, they can't show a high statistical probability that you received it.

Lawyers always mystify law--and do so on this thread by ridiculing members who point out simple loopholes in the law. Yawn. Get over it.

Yes, us lawyers complicate things so much. I mean, it's so much more complicated to call the jury administrator's office, tell them that you have a problem and can't make jury duty and ask to be reassigned, than to ignore the summons, claim that you never received it, argue that they can't establish that they actually mailed it (even though the fact that thy can argue that it's done in the ordinary course of business is probably enough), then sue them for frivilous litigation (where your damages are probably non-existent, not to mention the fact that the government has sovereign immunity and you would never prevail in such a suit).

The idea of "loopholes" in the law is largely a myth because in most circumstances, the law contains catch-all provisions to prevent the use of loopholes.
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