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Got Jury Duty letter from a district court
- Thread starter Hannah7
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I have just received summon for a jury duty. What should I do?
- I am not US citizen yet
- I no longer live in the area for which I received the summons, in fact I am 300 miles away
What could have caused this? Anyone ever received this while LPR?
Tell them what you said here, that you are an LPR and you moved.
Mombasa_guy
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Jackolantern
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Did you register to vote? If you did then that's why.
Not necessarily. They use multiple sources for names such as DMV and tax records, not just voter registration.
Mombasa_guy
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Jackolantern
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If you still live in the same state, being 300 miles away won't necessarily get you out of jury duty; they can just assign you to a case closer to where you live.- I no longer live in the area for which I received the summons, in fact I am 300 miles away
What could have caused this? Anyone ever received this while LPR?
I got one when I had a work visa, years before I became an LPR.
Just write that you're not a US citizen, and include a copy of your green card. Don't they have an option on the reply form "I am not a US citizen"?
Jackolantern
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I just called them, and explained I was not USC. Did not send anything as they did not request it when I asked.
The jury duty letter didn't come with a reply form that you should send to indicate whether you're able to serve or why you can't serve?
The jury duty letter didn't come with a reply form that you should send to indicate whether you're able to serve or why you can't serve?
It came. However, I have just an electronic copy of it from my old address. I am out of state living.
If I wanted to respond, my friends would have to resend it to me and then I would have to send it to the court. As I said, I called there and they told me that this way everything is fine.
You think I should still try to send them a paper response?
Did you register to vote? If you did then that's why.
I got a jury duty letter as well while I was still a GC holder. They must have gotten my info from DMV I assume.
There was a check-box on the letter indicating that you are exempt if you are not a citizen. I checked that and sent the letter back.
Jackolantern
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It came. However, I have just an electronic copy of it from my old address. I am out of state living.
If I wanted to respond, my friends would have to resend it to me and then I would have to send it to the court. As I said, I called there and they told me that this way everything is fine.
You think I should still try to send them a paper response?
I wouldn't trust that the person on the phone took care of it. But at least if they didn't, they'll eventually send you another letter and you should definitely respond to that.