Performance of the District Courts

Fiscal Year 2017 - 2018

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Campaign 3: Advance Judicial Competency


Objective

OBJECTIVE C: TRIAL PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE

Intent of the Objective

Responses To Objective

  1. Your court focused on performance by use of the following:
  2. Your court facilitated expedited trials.
  3. If your court facilitated expedited trials, what tools or methods were used?
  4. Your court identified opportunities to reduce litigation costs.
  5. Your court used uniform procedures for in forma pauperis processing.
  6. Your court instituted electronic filing procedures.
  7. If your court instituted electronic filing procedures, check all those below that apply:
  8. Additional strategies used or the details of the strategies above used to advance judicial competency through trial process and performance.
  9. Obstacles encountered in advancing judicial competency through trial process and performance and suggestions, if any, to overcome those obstacles.

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287153649Your court identified opportunities to reduce litigation costs.Your court identified opportunities to reduce litigation costs.
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Your court identified opportunities to reduce litigation costs.
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If the strategy was active, what opportunities did you identify and how well did they work?
2nd JDC
The court encouraged use of telephone conferences to resolve minor disputes and avoid excess litigation.
4th JDC
The court employs hearing officers to preside over family law matters, thereby eliminating many issues pretrial.
10th JDC
The court allowed counsel/parties that agree to a continuance to do so by letter.
11th JDC
The court held pretrials with the parties and their counsel before each hearing/trial. The court gave the parties ample opportunity to reach a resolution and/or agreement before going into trial.
15th JDC
The court held hearing officer conferences to reduce litigation costs by allowing parties to reach resolution in a mediated setting, resulting in less expensive attorney fees.
22nd JDC
The court continued work to reduce family law costs and re-evaluated costs and funding for bond and specialty court programs.
28th JDC
The court used pre-trial conferences and settlement conferences. Also, digital evidence presentation system shortens trials thereby reducing costs.
33rd JDC
33rd JDC judges actively participated in pre-trial conferences with attorneys to narrow issues for trial.
35th JDC
The 35th JDC used pretrial conferences to resolve cases.
36th JDC
The court put service of future court dates on the record.
38th JDC
In family court cases, the court allowed telephone conferences to address issues quickly with a goal of reducing court costs. If parties did not agree, then they proceeded with a hearing.
East Baton Rouge Family Court
The court allowed attorneys for both parties to pass court dates or schedule status conferences without filing motions in most circumstances.
Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court
The court now waives expungement fees.
ResponseResponse_Court
If the strategy was active, what opportunities did you identify and how well did they work?13 courts (2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 15th JDC, 22nd JDC, 28th JDC, 33rd JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 38th JDC, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court)
Strategy was implemented during the reporting period3 courts (3rd JDC, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)
Strategy was implemented prior to the reporting period and is ongoing16 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 10th JDC, 15th JDC, 22nd JDC, 28th JDC, 30th JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 34th JDC, 35th JDC, 36th JDC, 38th JDC, 39th JDC, East Baton Rouge Family Court)
Strategy was not implemented during the reporting period and is not ongoing29 courts (5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 8th JDC, 9th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 13th JDC, 14th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 18th JDC, 19th JDC, 20th JDC, 21st JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 27th JDC, 29th JDC, 31st JDC, 37th JDC, 40th JDC, 42nd JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court)

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