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Date Posted: 23:04:23 02/28/02 Thu
Author: Maria
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Re: How to get out of Jury Duty!
In reply to: najam 's message, "Re: How to get out of Jury Duty!" on 05:32:40 02/20/02 Wed

>Sorry Judy. I should have explained. The ADA is a
>federal civil rights law for people with disabilities
>that I was betting the federal court had not complied
>with. LOL.
>
>To a Dentist, ADA means American Dental Association.
>To others, ADA is American Diabetes Association. And
>to some, ADA stands for Another Darn Attorney. LOL.
>But in this case, to people with disabilities, the ADA
> is the Americans with Disabilities Act
>
>The law reads like this:
>The ADA prohibits discrimination and ensures equal
>opportunity for persons with disabilities in
>employment, State and local government services,
>public accommodations, commercial facilities, and
>transportation. It also mandates the establishment of
>TDD/telephone relay services.
>(Public Law 336 of the 101st Congress, enacted July
>26, 1990.)
>
>TDD/telephone relay services are used by the Deaf ad
>Hard of Hearing.
>
> rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm">Link
>to more info on the ADA

>
>>O K I'll bite,what does ada stand for >A trick I use
>>is to reply to the notice with this
>>>quesion, "Does your courtroom comply with the ADA?"
>>>
>>>It works every time. LOL.

I got called for jury duty one time but they could not use me because this was a drunk driving trial and my brother was killed by a drunk driver. That and plus the fact that I was on crutches because I was hit by a truck while on a bike.

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Re: How to get out of Jury Duty! -- najam, 03:49:16 03/01/02 Fri
- Re: How to get out of Jury Duty! -- dee, 09:44:50 04/26/02 Fri
  - Re: How to get out of Jury Duty! -- charley, 12:38:21 04/26/02 Fri

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>>Sorry Judy. I should have explained. The ADA is a >>federal civil rights law for people with disabilities >>that I was betting the federal court had not complied >>with. LOL. >> >>To a Dentist, ADA means American Dental Association. >>To others, ADA is American Diabetes Association. And >>to some, ADA stands for Another Darn Attorney. LOL. >>But in this case, to people with disabilities, the ADA >> is the Americans with Disabilities Act >> >>The law reads like this: >>The ADA prohibits discrimination and ensures equal >>opportunity for persons with disabilities in >>employment, State and local government services, >>public accommodations, commercial facilities, and >>transportation. It also mandates the establishment of >>TDD/telephone relay services. >>(Public Law 336 of the 101st Congress, enacted July >>26, 1990.) >> >>TDD/telephone relay services are used by the Deaf ad >>Hard of Hearing. >> >><a >rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm">Link >>to more info on the ADA</a><hr> >> >>>O K I'll bite,what does ada stand for >A trick I >use >>>is to reply to the notice with this >>>>quesion, "Does your courtroom comply with the ADA?" >>>> >>>>It works every time. LOL. > >I got called for jury duty one time but they could not >use me because this was a drunk driving trial and my >brother was killed by a drunk driver. That and plus >the fact that I was on crutches because I was hit by a >truck while on a bike.
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