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- Jurisdiction
- Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City Courts · New Orleans and Baton Rouge · Louisiana
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- La. Const. art. V, § 1; La. R.S. 1:55; Governor's Proclamations 25, 27, 30, 33, 41 JBE 2020; Louisiana Supreme Court Order of Apr. 6, 2020 as amended Apr. 22, 29 and 30; inherent powers
- Issued
- 2020-04-30 Apr. 30, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-01
- End
- 2020-05-18 8:00 a.m. (courthouse); 2020-07-01 (civil jury trials) (read as 2020-05-18)
- In force
- May 1, 2020 to May 18, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- litigants, attorneys, jurors, landlords and tenants
- Functions reached
- CT
- PM evictions (City release: evictions suspended through May 18, 2020)
- CL
- SV
- Collection
- New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY
Operative words
1. The Civil District Court's Courthouse will remain closed to the public until 8:00 AM on Monday, May 18, 2020. 2. All civil jury trials are suspended until July 1, 2020.... 3. All civil hearings, scheduled between May 1, 2020 and May 18, 2020, may proceed by video conference via Zoom or Skype platform with the consent of the parties.
Enforcement
Court order; La. C.C.P. art. 191
Notes
The City's May 1, 2020 release (read) recites this order: 'the Civil District Court's Courthouse will remain closed to the public until Monday, May 18, 2020; all civil jury trials are suspended until July 1, 2020.'
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