East Boston cat called to jury duty

[HURAKAN]

East Boston cat called to jury duty

BOSTON -- Duty calls for an East Boston resident.

Someone is getting called for jury duty...but it's no human.

A family is trying to figure out how their pet cat was summonsed for jury duty.

“I said, Sal, what’s this? You know, I don’t believe it I was shocked,” said Guy Esposito, Sal’s owner.

Sal’s owners, Guy and Anna Esposito, think they may know the source of the mix up: Sal really is a member of the family, so on the last Census form, Anna Esposito listed him under “pets”.

“I just wrote ‘Sal Esposito’, scratched out the ‘dog,’ and wrote, ‘cat,’” said Anna.

Anna filed for Sal’s disqualification of service. However, the jury commissioner was unmoved and denied the request.

Sal’s service date at Suffolk Superior Court is set for March 23. Anna said that if the issue isn’t cleared up by then, she will simply have to bring the cat to court.

[Stephanie]

...and you wonder where your hard earned tax money goes to...

[Hurricaneman]

this is botch by the jury commissioner of epic proportions, now Ive seen everything

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

LOL WOW

[x-y-no]

Anna filed for Sal’s disqualification of service. However, the jury commissioner was unmoved and denied the request.

It was just an average cute story up to this point, but that's hilarious.

[HURAKAN]

Ok Sal, one meow for guilty and two for innocent!

[arkess7]

[oaba09]

talk about a mix up...

[Jack8631]

Wow, lucky people! I wish my freeloading cats would get out and do something worthwhile.

[Cryomaniac]

I'd like to be in the court room for that jury selection lol.