Acosta v. Trinity Bank

BOLIN, Justice.

Sergio Acosta petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Geneva Circuit Court to vaeate its October 22, 2014, order granting a motion filed by Trinity Bank (hereinafter “the bank”) to strike Acosta’s jury demand with respect to all counts in Acosta’s counterclaim and third-party complaint in the bank’s action against him. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

*351 I. Facts and Procedural History

On April 19, 2013, the bank filed a complaint, seeking a judgment against Acosta for financial losses it incurred after Acosta defaulted on certain “Multipurpose Note and…