Performance of the District Courts

Fiscal Year 2016 - 2017

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Campaign 1: Provide Adequate Access to Justice


Objective

OBJECTIVE B: THE TRIAL COURT PROCESS

Intent of the Objective

Responses To Objective

  1. Your court facilitated expedited trials.
  2. If your court facilitated expedited trials, please check or describe all the means you used:
  3. Your court identified opportunities to reduce litigation costs.
  4. If your court identified opportunities to reduce litigation costs, please describe those opportunities.
  5. Your court used uniform procedures for in forma pauperis (IFP) processing.
  6. Unbundling: Your court authorized lawyers to perform tasks for parties without incurring an obligation to continue representation that requires judicial permission to withdraw, as per La. District Court Rule 9.12.
  7. Your court instituted electronic filing procedures.
  8. If your court instituted electronic filing procedures, who has access to them?
  9. If your court instituted electronic filing procedures, is there a cost to access them?
  10. Please share any other strategies that you used or the details of the strategies above that you used to provide adequate access to justice through the trial process.
  11. Please share any obstacles you encountered in providing adequate access to justice through the trial process and suggestions, if any, to overcome those obstacles.

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184779493If your court instituted electronic filing procedures, who has access them?If your court instituted electronic filing procedures, who has access to them?
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If your court instituted electronic filing procedures, who has access to them?
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Other (please describe)
14th JDC
E-filing is available in criminal court for discovery.
Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court
The initial phase of e-filing is with the District Attorney's office.
Orleans Parish Civil District Court
E-filing is accessible to all lawyers and to the public.
Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
E-filing is available to social workers with the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.
ResponseResponse_Court
Accessible to all lawyers3 courts (22nd JDC, 24th JDC, 34th JDC)
Accessible to certain lawyers only1 court (36th JDC)
Accessible to the public1 court (1st JDC)
Other (please describe)4 courts (14th JDC, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)

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