last week, we were called - subpoenaed actually - to our civic duty as witnesses in a simple assault case. turned out that the guy ended up pleading guilty before the non-jury trial began, but that fact did not disqualify us from getting our witness fee. (yep, they pay you at least $40 to be a witness in dc superior court! nice huh, although i'm not sure it's worth collecting if there's a chance you might be intimated or killed.)
this day's fun really began when we were set to go home. you must go to the criminal finance division to collect your witness fee. within the criminal finance division they have 3 cashier windows, 2 "fines/court fee" windows and 1 witness reimbursement window. no one approached the cashier windows and only one person needed to pay a fine; however, about 30 people needed to be reimbursed. i approached both a cashier and a fine/court fee collector to see if they could help out with the reimbursements since both of them were just hanging out on their blackberries. i was quickly informed that they don't do reimbursements - clearly kin to she that does not do macaroni and cheese!
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