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Court Operations
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California Civil Litigation
Family Court to Remain Open in Riverside County
Dismissal of Misdemeanors Because No Courtroom Was Available is UpheldPeople v. Cole, Appellate Division, Riverside County (July 25, 2008, APP-004096)Civil procedure, in the form of civil trials, has been the…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
A Couple Things You Might Have Missed
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Take a look at this post and the accompanying links over at Appellate Law & Practice about the recent press the Second Circuit Clerk's office has been receiving. Also, click…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new journal with some innovative weekend reading
Main March 21, 2008Notable new journal with some innovative weekend readingI just got an e-mail announcing an interesting new journal than would-be criminal justice reformers will want to be sure…
Appellate and Supreme Court
No Supreme Court Opinions This Week
The Texas Supreme Court issued no opinions with this week's orders. In other Court news, however, Chief Justice Jefferson has issued a statement expressing the Court's dismay concerning Justice Medina's…
Chicago IP Litigation
Northern District Clerk’s Office Closed Thursday Afternoon
The Northern District's Clerk's Office will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, October 25 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, to allow the staff to attend a meeting. So, either file early…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration-Related Cases Clog Courts
The Associated Press (here) reports that immigration-related felony cases are swamping federal courts along the Southwest border, forcing judges to handle hundreds more cases than their peers elsewhere. Judges in…
Louisiana Law Blog
Ad Hoc Judge Appointed to 18th JDC
By Kean Miller
The 18th Judicial District Court in Louisiana (Iberville, West Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee Parishes) has requested, and received, an ad hoc judge appointment. Judge Thomas W. Tanner has been…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fifth Circuit Returns to New Orleans
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsItem=105The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has announced its plan to return the court's operations to its New Orleans headquarters. The court has operated since Hurricane…
Louisiana Law Blog
Orleans Parish Civil District Court To Resurface
By Kean Miller
According to this article on Nola.com, Orleans Parish Civil District Court will reopen "early next month" in temporary quarters at 1056 E. Worthy Street in Gonzales, according to Chief Judge…