{"id":"LA-062","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Louisiana","state":"LA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Louisiana","authority":"La. Const. art. V, § 1; inherent power","instrument":"Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of May 15, 2020","title":"Order: no jury trials before June 30, 2020; in-person proceedings resume at 25% courtroom capacity","dateIssued":"2020-05-15","effective":"2020-05-15","end":"Modified June 5, 2020 (LA-063)","startDate":"2020-05-15","endDate":"2020-06-05","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT","CAP"],"addressees":["all Louisiana state courts"],"clause":"No civil or criminal jury trial shall commence in any Louisiana state court before June 30, 2020.... The prohibition on conducting in-person proceedings is hereby lifted, and courts are authorized to conduct in-person proceedings on all matters. This authority does not extend to any matters suspended by executive action by the Governor, including but not limited to evictions. Courts must continue to take measures to limit access to courtrooms and other spaces... and limit in-person court capacity to 25% of the total capacity, as determined by the State Fire Marshall","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["CT courts (jury trials barred; 25% capacity)","PM property management (evictions suspended by executive action)","CL","PJ"],"notes":"Recites 58 and 59 JBE 2020; confirms eviction proceedings were suspended by the Governor\u0027s executive action.","sourceUrl":"https://www.lasc.org/COVID19/Orders/2020-05-15_LASC_Order.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200531130511/https://www.lasc.org/COVID19/Orders/2020-05-15_LASC_Order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":147042,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"LA","url":"/library/LA-062","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/LA-062","citation":"Supreme Court of Louisiana, Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of May 15, 2020 (Ex. LA-062)","stateName":"Louisiana","related":["LA-063","LA-061","LA-060"]}