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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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AO72A

(Rev. 8/82)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

HARRISON DIVISION

DANIEL RAY BROWN PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 06-3035

 

JASON DAY, Jail Administrator, 

Boone County Detention Center;

JASON SILVA, Boone County

Detention Center; and JASON PHIFER,

Boone County Detention Center DEFENDANTS

ORDER

On November 26, 2007, the plaintiff filed his second motion for a jury trial (Doc. 47). He

points out he was incarcerated when he filed the complaint and when defendants answered. He

states the facility he was incarcerated at had no law library. He therefore states he had no idea he

had to demand a jury trial within a specific period of time. 

Courts have rejected the argument that an untimely demand for a jury trial should be excused

because the plaintiff “filed his complaint pro se and was unaware of the requirements of [Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 38(b).” For instance, in Zivokovic v. Southern California Edison, Co., 302 F.3d

1080, 1087 (9th Cir. 2002), the courtstated that “Zivokovic’s good faith mistake as to the deadline for

demanding a jury trial establishes no more than inadvertence, which is not a sufficient basis to grant

relief from an untimely jury demand.” See also King v. Patterson, 999 F.2d 351 (8th Cir.

1993)(request for jury trial brought by inmate against prison officials was out of time and waived

where demand came fourteen days after officials’ answer).

The motion for a jury trial (Doc. 47) is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 7th day of January 2008.

/s/ J. Marschewski 

HON. JAMES R. MARSCHEWSKI 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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