Local Rule Rule 38: DEMAND FOR JURY
N.D. Miss. — Civil rule
Rule 38. DEMAND FOR JURY
(a) When Due; How Presented. In order to exercise the right to jury trial, a party must make a demand for jury trial, including a removed or transferred action, as may be required by FED. R.CIV.P. 38(b) and 81(c)(3)(A). A designation of jury trial on the civil cover sheet is not sufficient for purposes of this rule.
(b) Within Discretion of Court. A request for a jury otherwise presented will be addressed to the sound judicial discretion of the court.
(c) Removed Actions; Law and Equity Actions. A civil action removed to federal district court from a chancery court of the State of Mississippi will be designated for non-jury trial.