Is there a right to a jury trial in the case for malicious prosecution?

The issue on the right to a jury trial in the True case for malicious prosecution was raised by the defendants' motion in limine on the grounds that plaintiffs had neither a constitutional nor statutory right to a civil jury trial. The right to a jury trial in a civil case is conferred by the United States Constitution, by a state constitution or by a statute that creates a cause of action different from the common law. In a malicious prosecution action, there is no statutory right to a jury trial. Absent such a statute, the right to a jury trial in federal court is a matter of federal law. Simler v. Conner, 372 U.S. 221, 222, 83 S.Ct. 609, 610, 9 L.Ed.2d 691, 693 (1963). Therefore, if these plaintiffs can successfully assert a right to a civil jury trial, it must be grounded in the Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution.