With an evacuation of New Orleans underway in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, officials at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are making plans to relocate the court. Judges say they planned ahead for the storm. Days ago court staff started moving files to the second floor in anticipation of flooding, and on Saturday they were told to vacate the city. "We didn't want anyone to stay out of a sense of duty," says the chief judge. "The most important thing ... is people's lives. Everything else is secondary."
September 01, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
As Hurricane Katrina and growing floodwaters have turned the New Orleans business district into a legal ghost town, officials at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are making plans to relocate the court.
Several breaks in the levees that surround the city have caused water to rise around the marble walls of the John Minor Wisdom Courthouse, which houses the 5th Circuit. The city’s electricity is expected to be out for a month or more.
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