Performance of the District Courts

Fiscal Year 2015 - 2016

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Campaign 2: Develop Effective Communication


Objective

General Performance Information

Intent of the Objective

Responses To Objective

  1. Actions taken in FY 2015-2016 to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  2. Actions taken in FY 2015-2016 to assist pro se/self-represented litigants.
  3. Actions taken in FY 2015-2016 to reduce delays and improve case management.
  4. Actions taken in FY 2015-2016 to enhance jury service.
  5. Actions taken in FY 2015-2016 to improve human resources and employee training and development.
  6. Actions taken in FY 2015-2016 to educate the public about your court, the law, or the administration of justice.

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1010800106What actions, if any, did your court take in FY 2015-2016 to assist pro se/self-represented litigants?Actions taken in FY 2015-2016 to assist pro se/self-represented litigants.
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Actions taken in FY 2015-2016 to assist pro se/self-represented litigants.
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Additional actions taken by the courts to address this objective
4th JDC
The court updated its website with links to other sources of help for self-represented litigants.
9th JDC
With the assistance of local attorneys, the court continued to make available a self-help desk once a month.
11th JDC
The court provided generic petitions and other forms to the local library and had the local radio station advertise that the forms were available.
14th JDC
The court provided forms for self-represented litigants, established a website in conjunction with the Louisiana State Bar Association, and provided link to the website on court's website. The court also worked with the Southwest Louisiana Bar Foundation to provide self-help clinics for self-represented litigants.
16th JDC
The 16th JDC maintained a system in which defendants in child support cases may request petitions for custody/visitation. Petitions and pauper forms were provided to defendants during court hearings. Defendants were given detailed instructions regarding completion of the forms. The completion and filing of these forms allowed individuals to have a hearing officer conference to try to develop a Joint Custody Implementation Plan or Visitation Plan, and if necessary, a court hearing on the issue. The St. Martin Parish Family Court Program regularly provided forms to self-represented litigants and referred persons needing assistance to the Lafayette Parish Bar Self-Help kiosk. Plaintiffs in protective order cases were referred to New Start and SNAP programs which provide assistance to domestic violence victims. Referrals were also made to the district attorney's office for child support services and to Acadiana Legal Services for low income parties. St. Mary Parish Family Court program continued to provide, on its website, self- represented litigant forms for requests for modifications of child support due to the down-turn in the oil industry. The court also directly provided self-represented litigant forms for those with custody issues, so that individuals who could not afford attorneys could also get custody issues before the court.
17th JDC
The court partnered with Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation to provide a self-help desk twice a month beginning January 2017.
22nd JDC
The court sponsored weekly self-help clinics in St. Tammany and Washington parishes.
23rd JDC
The court provided a website link to instructional videos about self-representation.
24th JDC
The court implemented a self-represented litigant help desk staffed by volunteer attorneys
34th JDC
The clerk of court provided forms online.
38th JDC
The court worked with the local library to provide workstation and access to the court's website which has generic petitions and forms for self-represented litigants.
East Baton Rouge Family Court
The court established a self-help desk, which was open on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court
The court posted the child support hearing officer docket online; also, basic descriptions of case types were placed online.
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Additional actions taken by the courts to address this objective13 courts (4th JDC, 9th JDC, 11th JDC, 14th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 34th JDC, 38th JDC, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court)
Continued to address this objective through the actions indicated below, or implemented the following new actions in FY 2015-2016 to address this objective as indicated below:41 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 8th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 14th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 21st JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 27th JDC, 28th JDC, 29th JDC, 30th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 34th JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 37th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)
Did not address in FY 2015-20167 courts (3rd JDC, 13th JDC, 18th JDC, 19th JDC, 20th JDC, 39th JDC, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court)
Ensured the availability of indigent defenders to indigent defendants39 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 8th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 21st JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 27th JDC, 28th JDC, 29th JDC, 30th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 34th JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 37th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)
Provided generic petitions and other forms27 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 7th JDC, 8th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 14th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 29th JDC, 31st JDC, 33rd JDC, 35th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)
Referred pro se/self-represented litigants to legal services corporations40 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 8th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 14th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 21st JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 27th JDC, 28th JDC, 29th JDC, 30th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 34th JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 37th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)
Worked with the clerk of court and/or local bar to provide information32 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 8th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 14th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 29th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 34th JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 37th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)

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