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Article: Delays, closures possible to bridge court fund gap.(Los Angeles Superior Court)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- February 10, 2003
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Faced with the largest budget reduction in history, officials of the L.A. Superior Court are considering a wide range of cutbacks that include additional layoffs, courtroom closures and the shuttering of entire courthouses a few days a month.
As a result, many civil cases, especially those involving business litigation, would be put on the back burner in favor of criminal cases and those involving public safety, court officials said.
As requested by the state Administrative Office of the Courts, the personnel and budget committee of the L.A. Superior Court submitted a proposal outlining areas in which the court could cut costs. The AOC, the staff agency ...