Performance of the District Courts

Fiscal Year 2017 - 2018

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Campaign 3: Advance Judicial Competency


Objective

GENERAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Intent of the Objective

Responses To Objective

  1. Actions taken during FY 2017-2018 to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  2. Actions taken during FY 2017-2018 to assist pro se/self-represented litigants.
  3. Actions taken during FY 2017-2018 to reduce delays and improve case management.
  4. Actions taken during FY 2017-2018 to enhance jury service.
  5. Actions taken during FY 2017-2018 to improve human resources and employee training and development.
  6. Actions taken during FY 2017-2018 to educate the public about your court, the law, or the administration of justice.
  7. Technologies installed or implemented during FY 2017-2018

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287153634What actions, if any, did your court take during the reporting period to assist pro se/self-represented litigants?Actions taken during FY 2017-2018 to assist pro se/self-represented litigants.
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Actions taken during FY 2017-2018 to assist pro se/self-represented litigants.
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Additional actions taken by the courts to address this objective
9th JDC
Continued to provide Self-Help Desk services twice a month and kept forms available on the court website.
11th JDC
The court provided generic petitions and other forms to the local library.
16th JDC
The court maintained a system in which defendants in child support cases may request petitions for custody/visitation. Petitions and pauper forms are provided to defendants during court hearings. Defendants are given detailed instructions regarding completion of the forms. The completion and filing of these forms allow 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 pro se forms to 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 are also made to the district attorney's office for child support services and to Acadiana Legal Services for low income parties. The St. Mary Parish Family Court program provided, on its website, pro se forms in child support court for requests for modifications of child support, due to the down-turn in the oil industry, to those people whose cases are in child support court along with direct provision of pro se forms for issues involving custody so that individuals who cannot afford attorneys can get custody issues before the court.
17th JDC
The court maintained the court's self-help website, www.17thjdcselfhelp.com
21st JDC
The court continued to post self-represented litigant forms on the court's website.
24th JDC
The Self-Help Resource Center of the 24th JDC received over 2,000 visitors during the reporting period. The 24th JDC also hosted quarterly free CLE opportunities for attorneys interested in volunteering at the SHRC, which is staffed with the cooperation of the Pro Bono Project every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
38th JDC
With the help of the LSBA, the court maintained a self-help desk with information and forms available to self-represented litigants.
Caddo Parish Juvenile Court
The judicial administrator attended the Self-Represented Litigant Seminar in Natchitoches.
East Baton Rouge Family Court
The court maintained the self-represented litigant resource center with help from the Baton Rouge Bar Association.
Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court
The court provided interpreter services whenever needed.
Orleans Parish Civil District Court
The court maintained a Self-Help Desk.
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Additional actions taken by the courts to address this objective11 courts (9th JDC, 11th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 21st JDC, 24th JDC, 38th JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District 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, 18th JDC, 20th 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, 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, 19th JDC, 34th JDC, 39th JDC)
Ensured the availability of indigent defenders to indigent defendants38 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 18th JDC, 20th 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, 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 Criminal District Court)
Provided generic petitions and other forms27 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 7th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 22nd JDC, 23rd JDC, 24th JDC, 25th JDC, 26th JDC, 29th JDC, 31st JDC, 32nd JDC, 33rd JDC, 35th JDC, 37th JDC, 38th JDC, 40th JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court)
Referred pro se/self-represented litigants to legal services corporations38 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 3rd JDC, 4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 12th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 18th JDC, 20th JDC, 22nd 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 Criminal District Court)
Worked with the clerk of court and/or local bar to provide information33 courts (1st JDC, 2nd JDC, 3rd JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 7th JDC, 9th JDC, 10th JDC, 11th JDC, 13th JDC, 15th JDC, 16th JDC, 17th JDC, 20th JDC, 22nd 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, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, East Baton Rouge Family Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)

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