The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City Courts · New Orleans and Baton Rouge · Louisiana
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Court's inherent powers; Louisiana Supreme Court Order of May 15, 2020 (in-person proceedings authorized with access limits)
- Issued
- 2020-05-25 May 25, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-25
- End
- Superseded by later phase plans; screening and mask entry rules repeated in the Jan. 12 and Feb. 11, 2021 orders (Exs. 044-045) (read as 2021-02-11)
- In force
- May 25, 2020 to Feb. 11, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all individuals seeking entry into the courthouse
- Functions reached
- CT lawyers, litigants, witnesses
- CL
- Collection
- New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY
Operative words
1. All individuals seeking entry into the courthouse will be pre-screened. Pre-screening will include a temperature scan and the answering of the following questions... 2. Should a litigant and/or witness exhibit COVID-19 symptoms upon arrival at court, the litigant and witness will not be admitted into the courthouse.... 3. All individuals seeking entry into the courthouse are required to wear a face mask or other covering extending over the nose and mouth, and shall keep it on at all times while in the courthouse.
Enforcement
Court order; admission refused