| 184779477 | What actions, if any, did your court take during the reporting period to reduce delays and improve case management? | Actions taken during FY 2016-2017 to reduce delays and improve case management. |
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Actions taken during FY 2016-2017 to reduce delays and improve case management.
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Additional actions taken by the courts to address this objective
15th JDC | The court attempted to implement a district-wide case management system, but the unwillingness of one of the Clerks of Court to allow access to his data made the venture impossible to complete. |
16th JDC | The court conducted review hearings to better monitor and manage criminal cases and added additional criminal dates to the court calendar as needed to facilitate the current case load and reduce delays in the processing of criminal cases. Effective January 2016, one additional court date was added for misdemeanor arraignments and one additional misdemeanor trial date was added, per month.
The judges maintained a policy to provide for protective order service to be made in open court and to be reflected in court minutes, as well as the allotment of non-support appeals to ensure timely and uniform processing throughout the district.
The court maintained an allotment system for juvenile cases which created two juvenile sections in each parish, one for Child in Need of Care cases and one for juvenile delinquent and Families in Need of Services cases. Juvenile court dockets are assigned to one judge in each parish, an initiative that results in greater continuity of adjudication, better judicial oversight and improved proficiency. CASA advocates are authorized and encouraged to attend 72-hour hearings in Child In Need of Care cases to help facilitate the appointment of curators as soon as possible.
The court maintained a Family Court Program in Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary Parishes. Three full-time hearing officers conducted pre-trial conferences in all family court matters. Hearing officers in all three parishes conducted intake procedures and conferences between involved parties and attorneys in all matters concerning divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, use and occupancy of the home and of movables, community property, and petitions for protective orders. The hearing officers made recommendations for the continued development and expansion of the program.
The Family Court Programs in each parish improved scheduling the time from filing to Hearing Officer Conferences by expediting the family court cases with the Clerk of Court, consistently maintaining 21 to 28 day after filing for the initial setting of the conference, unless the attorney s calendar does not allow for same. The court strove to ensure that Hearing Officer Conferences are held within 21 days of the date of filing.
In domestic cases, involving individuals from out-of-state, St. Mary Parish held the Hearing Officer Conference on the same date as the court date, prior to the rule so that the out-of-state parties, in most cases, only have to travel to the State of Louisiana on one occasion. In addition, St. Mary Parish Family Court made every effort to resolve the case prior to trial and will allow an out-of-state party’s appearance for the Hearing Officer Conference, with approval from the Judge, to be facilitated by Skype or telephone. The papers are mailed to the out-of-state party for signature and returned to the Court. Both Consent Judgments and Hearing Officer Recommendations are often handled in this manner in St. Mary Parish to eliminate the need for an out-of-state party to make a personal appearance.
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22nd JDC | The court is currently working with clerk, sheriff, parish, human services authority and district attorney in going paperless with multi-agency sharing of information. |
29th JDC | The court contracted with mediators/facilitators to assist in contentious domestic cases. |
Orleans Parish Juvenile Court | The court maintained a Case Processing Committee to review case movement data |
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| Additional actions taken by the courts to address this objective | 5 courts (15th JDC, 16th JDC, 22nd JDC, 29th JDC, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Continued to address this objective through the actions indicated below, or implemented the following new actions to address this objective as indicated below: | 44 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 3rd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 13th JDC, 14th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 19th JDC, 20th JDC, 21st JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th 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, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Did not address | 4 courts (8th JDC, 18th JDC, 27th JDC, 39th JDC) |
| Employed case managers to expedite court processes | 5 courts (15th JDC, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Encouraged alternative dispute resolution | 30 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 3rd JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 10th JDC, 12th JDC, 14th JDC, 17th JDC, 19th JDC, 20th JDC, 21st JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 29th JDC, 30th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 34th JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Implemented or maintained the use of pre-trial conferences | 41 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 3rd JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 13th JDC, 14th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 19th JDC, 20th JDC, 21st JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 28th JDC, 29th JDC, 30th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 37th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Implemented or maintained time standards for case processing | 8 courts (10th JDC, 11th JDC, 15th JDC, 36th JDC, 42nd JDC, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Improved communication with police, sheriffs, and/or marshals | 34 courts (1st JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 13th JDC, 15th JDC, 17th JDC, 20th JDC, 21st JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 25th JDC, 28th JDC, 29th JDC, 30th JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 37th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Improved docketing and scheduling | 30 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 12th JDC, 13th JDC, 15th JDC, 17th JDC, 20th JDC, 21st JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 28th JDC, 29th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 35th JDC, 36th 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) |
| Improved the manual system of case processing | 14 courts (2nd JDC, 3rd JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 10th JDC, 12th JDC, 13th JDC, 17th JDC, 25th JDC, 28th JDC, 32nd JDC, 35th JDC, 42nd JDC, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court) |
| Installed or maintained an automated case allotment system | 23 courts (1st JDC, 5th JDC, 7th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 19th JDC, 21st JDC, 22nd JDC, 24th JDC, 26th JDC, 29th JDC, 30th JDC, 33rd JDC, 36th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Installed or maintained an automated case management system | 10 courts (19th JDC, 24th JDC, 26th JDC, 42nd JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Planned the development of an automated case management system | 4 courts (1st JDC, 19th JDC, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court) |
| Took steps to reduce cases under advisement | 26 courts (2nd JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 14th JDC, 15th JDC, 20th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 28th JDC, 29th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 34th JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 37th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court) |
| Used docket status reports | 10 courts (5th JDC, 9th JDC, 14th JDC, 20th JDC, 24th JDC, 35th JDC, 40th JDC, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court) |
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