A woman in Bradford County had trouble getting her husband out of jury duty even though he's been dead for more than a year.
It has been a long, difficult year for Julie Perry. The mother of two runs a family farm near Towanda and last August her husband, Steve, passed away.
In between all the changes in her life she got a jury summons for her late husband from federal court in Scranton.
"It's been so silly. It's been funny to be honest with you," Perry said.
Now remarried, Perry decided to follow the instructions and clear up any confusion there might be about her late husband's death.
"I thought I'd go, log in on the site and let them know he had passed so they could take him off their rolls," said Perry.
After a couple weeks she saw her husband's excuse was denied and that he was found to be a qualified juror. Needless to say, she was shocked and a little amused.
"I have been logging in once a week and the status was pending and pending and pending and I figured it was just when his time, number came up they'd review it and it'd be a simple thing," Perry added.
It was about a month ago when Perry receive a jury duty summons for her late husband. Ever since then, she's been trying to let officials know what the situation is, but she wasn't having any success, until now.
Friday Perry logged on to the court's website and saw her late husband had been disqualified. According to a spokesperson with federal court in Scranton, her response had not been processed yet but one phone call to officials from Newswatch 16 and the matter was cleared up.
"Steve is definitely laughing about that. He had a love for the absurd," said Perry.
It has been a long, difficult year for Julie Perry. The mother of two runs a family farm near Towanda and last August her husband, Steve, passed away.
In between all the changes in her life she got a jury summons for her late husband from federal court in Scranton.
"It's been so silly. It's been funny to be honest with you," Perry said.
Now remarried, Perry decided to follow the instructions and clear up any confusion there might be about her late husband's death.
"I thought I'd go, log in on the site and let them know he had passed so they could take him off their rolls," said Perry.
After a couple weeks she saw her husband's excuse was denied and that he was found to be a qualified juror. Needless to say, she was shocked and a little amused.
"I have been logging in once a week and the status was pending and pending and pending and I figured it was just when his time, number came up they'd review it and it'd be a simple thing," Perry added.
It was about a month ago when Perry receive a jury duty summons for her late husband. Ever since then, she's been trying to let officials know what the situation is, but she wasn't having any success, until now.
Friday Perry logged on to the court's website and saw her late husband had been disqualified. According to a spokesperson with federal court in Scranton, her response had not been processed yet but one phone call to officials from Newswatch 16 and the matter was cleared up.
"Steve is definitely laughing about that. He had a love for the absurd," said Perry.
