When Can You Get a Refund of a Jury Trial Fee
My question involves court procedures for the state of: IL
Just wondering - I was unable to attend the hearing & attorney is out of town. Our lawyer went to court to get our fee returned (paid for a Jury trial) opposing council argued should be bench trial & judge agreed.
Case over with (we lost). We asked for fee returned - their council was in court and argued court shouldn't return it. That seems strange. Clerk of court said they were fine with returning it. Judge agreed to return it.
What argument would their lawyer have used to oppose the return of a fee?
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What difference does it make.
The judge agreed to return it.
Go get it if you haven't gotten it already.
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Duh,
Thank you for that response, in other words you don't know what agrument you would use if you were a lawyer to oppose the return of a deposit/fee for a Jury trial. Or, perhaps there are no really reasons - just a lawyer wants to .
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What argument would their lawyer have used to oppose the return of a fee?
Were you the plaintiff in the case and was the other party a government entity?
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Duh,
Thank you for that response, in other words you don't know what agrument you would use if you were a lawyer to oppose the return of a deposit/fee for a Jury trial. Or, perhaps there are no really reasons - just a lawyer wants to .
If you were in court, you heard their arguments. If you were not, you can ask your lawyer or read the documents that they filed in opposition to the motion.
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Maybe the other counsel asked it not be returned if it is expected you have to pay anything to the other party. As such they may ask the monies be diverted to them for whatever payments they might be expecting.
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Maybe the other counsel asked it not be returned if it is expected you have to pay anything to the other party. As such they may ask the monies be diverted to them for whatever payments they might be expecting.
In that case the other party would want it refunded and put a lien on it. If it is not refunded the court keeps it; it doesn’t go to the other party.
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In that case the other party would want it refunded and put a lien on it. If it is not refunded the court keeps it; it doesn’t go to the other party.
Then it makes no sense opposing counsel/party was even involved in the hearing. Based on your statement refunding or not has nothing to do with the opposing party.
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Then it makes no sense opposing counsel/party was even involved in the hearing. Based on your statement refunding or not has nothing to do with the opposing party.
There are some circumstances in which it would make sense for the opposing side to contest the return of the jury fee. That’s why I asked the questions I did earlier.
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