--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, a_non_moose_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, a_non_moose_ff <no_reply@>
> > wrote:
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Basically, I still have enough residual trust in the
> > > > courts of America to hope that the TMO will *lose*
> > > > this case, and big-time. (*Especially* if Jim's lawyers
> > > > are smart enough to show the judges photos of the Rajas
> > > > in their robes and crowns.)
> > >
> > > Has mike waived his right to a jury trial?
> >
> > It may not be up to him. Many states reserve the
> > right to try non-criminal civil cases before a
> > single judge or a panel of judges.
>
> Just curious. What states are those? Is Florida?among them. If so does
> the exclusion of civil case jury trials apply to trademark cases?
>
> "In civil cases in state court, the right to a jury trial is governed
> by the state's constitution and statutes. The Supreme Court has
> repeatedly held that the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial
> applies only to federal courts, not to state courts. As a practical
> matter, though, most states make jury trials widely available for many
> kinds of civil cases above the level of small claims court."
> snip
+++ If the case is in a Florida court, the outcome would likely be
unpredictable due to the many possible influences there.
Recall the vote counting situation some years back when the
president was appointed.
Last year, a court there handed down a decision that sentenced a
person to death by starvation and dehydration.
And, if the LR Hubbard people get involved, it will go their way
as they run part of Florida.
With all the various agendas there, it should be interesting. N.
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