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- Jurisdiction
- Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City Courts of New Orleans · New Orleans and Baton Rouge · Louisiana
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- La. Const. art. V, § 1; La. R.S. 1:55; inherent powers; recommendation of the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
- Issued
- 2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-13
- End
- 2020-04-13 by its terms; superseded by the amended closure orders of Mar. 16 and 17, 2020 (Exs. 039-040) (read as 2020-04-13)
- In force
- Mar. 13, 2020 to Apr. 13, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- litigants, attorneys, jurors, landlords and tenants in Orleans Parish
- Functions reached
- CT courts (lawyers, litigants)
- PM property management: evictions suspended
- CL closings and title work dependent on court filings
- SV lenders' collections and foreclosures
- Collection
- New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY
Operative words
the Civil District Court [and] the First and Second Court adopt the following emergency court procedures, effective March 13, 2020 through April 13, 2020: 1) All jury trials are suspended for the duration of this order, with further orders to follow; 2) Jurors who are scheduled to register for jury service on April 2, 2020 for service in May are not to appear in person...; 3) All contradictory matters shall be decided on the briefs. Oral argument is suspended except for good cause; 4) First and Second City Court have suspended all evictions hearings
Enforcement
Notes
First of the Orleans civil court orders; eviction hearings suspended from Mar. 13, 2020.
Retrieval noteDocuSigned order.