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Ex. MET-MSY-044 Order Primary source read

COVID 19 Order 2021 - January 12

Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: civil jury trials suspended until March 1, 2021; video proceedings; courthouse pre-screening

Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts · Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City Courts (Court)

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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; Governor's Proclamations 25 JBE 2020 and 209 JBE 2020; Louisiana Supreme Court Order of Apr. 6, 2020 as amended through Jan. 11, 2021; inherent powers
Issued
2021-01-12 Jan. 12, 2021
Effective
2021-01-12
End
2021-03-01 (jury trials); amended Feb. 11, 2021 (Ex. 045) (read as 2021-03-01)
In force
Jan. 12, 2021 to Mar. 1, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q1
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • litigants, attorneys, jurors, the public
Functions reached
  • CT
  • CL
  • SV
Collection
New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY

Operative words

1. All civil jury trials are suspended until March 1, 2021.... 2. All civil hearings, pre-trial, and post-trial proceedings, scheduled between January 11, 2021 and March 1, 2021 may proceed by in-person proceedings, or via video conference via Zoom or Skype platform, with the consent of the parties and the judge.... 4. All individuals seeking entry into the courthouse will be pre-screened. Pre-screening will include a temperature scan

Enforcement

Court order

Notes

Winter 2020-21 re-tightening reached the civil courts: no civil jury trials Jan. 12 - Mar. 1, 2021.

Retrieval note

Scanned order; page 1 read by rendering to PNG.