Using court fees and reserve funding, federal courts in Pennsylvania have been doing their best to keep things “business as usual” as the government shutdown seems poised to enter its fifth week. But, attorneys are already feeling the pinch, and with court funding expected to run out by Friday, court administrators are bracing for what may come next.

“Nothing’s changed as far as the administration of justice in broad terms,” U.S. District Court for the Middle District Clerk Peter Welsh said. “On the administrative side, management teams and others are working on plans of how we will proceed once the funding does dry up.”