Friday, March 13, 2020

Courts And The Coronavirus

This morning arrived at Court for a matter. Went through security and then everyone was required and used hand sanitizer. Again, not a bad idea to practice good hygiene and make it required in any case.

So far so good.

Still no local cases reported, but now 3 more in the county being presumptively infected due to travel.

Then down to the prosecutor's office to discuss the matter, as does everyone else.

Interestingly, there's now an second desk between you and the prosecutor for additional space. Not a bad idea.

But there's a little flaw on the anti-community spread plan - everyone handled and used the same pen when signing the plea sheets.

Oops. Head Desk, and you can use either of the two desks as you may choose.

Well, at least they're trying.

I, on the other hand, had brought my own pen, and was complimented on doing so.

How about a hand sanitizer sheet to wipe the pen between users?

Rumors are they may shut down the courts in the county completely except for emergency hearings and criminal sentencing, which would suck hard and pose some serious issues especially for clients with pending hearings on things that are not considered emergencies but are darn important to them.

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