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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. (1) Except as provided in Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph, a party may obtain a trial by jury by filing a pleading demanding a trial by jury and a bond in the amount and within the time set by the court pursuant to Article 1734.
(2)(a) In a suit for damages arising from a delictual or quasi-delictual action where an individual petitioner stipulates or otherwise judicially admits that his cause of action exceeds ten thousand dollars and is less than fifty thousand dollars, a party may obtain a trial by jury by filing a pleading demanding a trial by jury and providing a cash deposit of five thousand dollars no later than sixty days after filing the request for a trial by jury. Failure to post the cash deposit as required by this Subparagraph shall constitute a waiver of the trial by jury. This cash deposit shall be subject to Article 1734.1(E).
(b) When the case is set for trial, the court may additionally provide for a supplemental bond or cash deposit in accordance with Article 1734 or 1734.1.
B. A motion to withdraw a demand for a trial by jury shall be in writing.
C. The pleading demanding a trial by jury shall be filed not later than ten days after either the service of the last pleading directed to any issue triable by a jury, or the granting of a motion to withdraw a demand for a trial by jury.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Tit. V, Art. 1733. Demand for jury trial; bond for costs - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/code-of-civil-procedure/la-code-civ-proc-tit-v-art-1733.html
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