In California, I was excused because of my doctor writing a note that I
could not sit still all day in one position... with your symptoms of "my
falling asleep without an apparent cause, my
>drooling, on and off tremors, and difficulty in staying in one position
>for a prolonged period of time you are a definite distraction to the jury
and the court room proceedings...good luck. Joan
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Date: Monday, July 05, 1999 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Jury Duty (in California)


>Bob,
>
>I was excused in an Indianapolis jury. All I told the inquirer was that I
>was on a medication for Parkinson's. Plaintiff and Defense both excused
me.
>
>Larry Fleming
>52/50/43
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Parkinson's Information Exchange
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>Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 11:57 AM
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>Subject: Jury Duty (in California)
>
>Hi All,
>
>Have any of you PWP's been excused from jury duty because of PD?
>If so what symptoms did you have that prevented you from performing this
>duty?
>
>I have bee summoned for jury duty and have been trying to decide if I want
>to try to be excused or not. I have been diagnosed for over five years now
>but I am very fortunate that my PD has progressed very slowly and my
>symptoms are relatively minor, compared to some of you guys. My most
>applicable symptoms are my falling asleep without an apparent cause, my
>drooling, on and off tremors, and difficulty in staying in one position
>for a prolonged period of time.
>Your comments will be appreciated.
>
>Bob Chapman
>66/60/54
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