§ RULE 38. JURY TRIAL OF RIGHT

RULE 38. JURY TRIAL OF RIGHT

(a) Right Preserved. The right of trial by jury as declared by the Constitution of the State or as given by a statute of the State shall be preserved to the parties inviolate.

(b) Demand. Any party may demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury by serving as required by Rule 5(b) upon the other parties a demand therefor in writing at any time after the commencement of the action and not later than the time of the entry of the order first setting the case for trial.

(c) Same: Specification of Issues. In the demand a party may specify the issues which the party wishes so tried; otherwise the party shall be deemed to have demanded trial by jury for all the issues so triable. If the party has demanded trial by jury for only some of the issues, any other party within 10 days after service of the demand or such lesser time as the court may order, may serve a demand for trial by jury of any other or all of the issues of fact in the action.

(d) Waiver; Deposit of Jurors' Fees. The failure of a party to serve a demand as required by this rule and to file it as required by Rule 5(d) constitutes a waiver by the party of trial by jury. Unless the district in which the action is pending has adopted a local rule pursuant to Rule 83 declaring otherwise, at the time a demand is filed as required by Rule 5(d), the party demanding the trial by jury shall deposit with the clerk an amount of money equal to the fees to be paid the trial jurors for their services for the first day of trial. A demand for trial by jury made as herein provided may be withdrawn only with the consent of the parties, or for good cause shown upon such terms and conditions as the court may fix.