When I lived in California, I was summoned three times, and the extreme financial hardship was easy to prove each time. I made a copy of the page in my employee handbook where it says that I don't get paid for jury duty time off, and that worked every time. No penalties, no problems, no nothing. If calling hadn't worked, you might have been able to send a copy of your itinerary, proving that you'll be out of town, and they may have been more forgiving... like I said, if calling hadn't worked. =)
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