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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on: OK, where are these opinions?
Earlier today the ILB noted that Court of Appeals opinions were not being posted online this week. A second entry followed up with a report of a conversation between the ILB and COA Chief Judge John Baker, who stated that the Clerk's Office has been and continues to be many weeks behind in opening and processing paperwork of all kinds.
A reader who does a lot of appellate work wrote shortly thereafter about Judge Baker's statement:
This is kind. The [clerk's] office is a disaster. There has been all sorts of turnover, and new staff (at least some of them temps) have no idea what they are doing. There are usually stacks of paper everywhere, and it literally takes weeks for many things to show up on the docket. Lawyers can no longer rely on it.Although it now appears that the failure to post opinions online this week was due to a computer glitch, the operation of the Clerk's Office is certainly an issue worthy of further comment. The smooth and timely operation of that Office is pivotal to the State's judicial system.
The ILB would welcome hearing from readers who have experience with the Clerk's Office, supporting or disagreeing with what has been written today. (Please let me know if you agree to be identified by name.)
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 23, 2008 05:33 PM
Posted to Ind. App.Ct. Decisions