This Is the Kind of Motion That Gets Filed in State Court. In Louisiana.
We're not really that up on sports. There's a reason we've delegated the provision of fantasy football advice to B Clerker.
Despite our ignorance of athletic pursuits, several readers have emailed us copies of this rather unusual motion. So, for your amusement, here it is:
More background over at the WSJ Law Blog.
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Hey, if the entire House of Representatives can take the day off for the Fiesta Bowl, why not this?
God, I say, God forbid that somebody would deem a football game more important than jury duty. Are you freaking kidding me? I think it's your narrow viewpoint that's amusing.
But of course this begs the question: won't there be another such motion if the Saints actually win on the 21st to continue the trial until AFTER the Super Bowl altogether?
Those kinds of motions get filed based on college sports in my jurisdiction.
Also, doesn't the 5th Cir. shift its vacation schedule for Mardi Gras (taking a day from a different federal holiday and using it during the festivities)? That's a federal court of appeals, not an icky state court, and it happens every year. I'd love to hear David snark about that.
So, was the motion granted?
Look, I'm from Louisiana. The culture here is completely different from anywhere else in the country. Yes, most schools and some businesses take off a day for Mardi Gras...however down here that is no different than taking off for Easter and Good Friday as the culture is so overwhelmingly Catholic.
At least we didn't request a a delay for the opening of squirrel season as an Arkansas attorney did recently. Apparently, to him, not have squirrel hunters as potential jurors did not represent an accurate portayal of the community as a whole.
According to this the motion was, in fact, granted.
The order granting the motion was already posted here:
http://www.abovethelaw.com/2007/01/some_good_news_for_new_orleans.php