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CONTACT PERSON:
VALERIE WILLARD
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
(504) 599-0319
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FEBRUARY 28, 2001 |
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
By order of the Louisiana
Supreme Court, the Proposed Rules for district courts drafted
by the Court Rules Committee of the Judicial Council and the
Court Rules Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association
will be made available to the public for an official comment
period of 90 days commencing March 1, 2001 and ending May
31, 2001.
The Proposed Rules
provide substantive rules for proceedings in civil (non-family
and non-juvenile) court and in criminal court. Uniform numbering
systems are proposed for proceedings in family and juvenile
courts. Flexibility is preserved by the liberal use of appendices
for rules which by their nature must vary from district to
district.
The Proposed Rules
are available on the Louisiana Supreme Court web site at www.lasc.org
and the Louisiana State Bar Association web site at www.lsba.org
. Copies of the Proposed Rules may be acquired by contacting
Judith Dugar at the Louisiana State Bar Association at (504)
568-5741.
After the 90-day official
comment period, the Court Rules Committees will analyze the
comments received and report back to the Supreme Court. Those
individuals who have already provided comments to the Committees
need not reurge their concerns.
All comments should
be sent to the Court Rules Committee c/o the Louisiana State
Bar Association, Attention Ms. Judith Dugar, 601 St. Charles
Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. All comments received
pertaining to the draft rules are public information and will
be subject to inspection upon request.
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