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Several Federal Courts Closed Due to Hurricane Gustav
The federal Judiciary reports: Three federal courthouses in New Orleans had to be evacuated, including the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Courthouse, the primary home of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Also closed in New Orleans is the courthouse that is home to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the Hale Boggs Federal Building, which houses the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Operations of the federal courts in several other districts have also been effected. The list below includes links to each of the courts closed Tuesday, September 2, 2008.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (Baton Rouge, LA)
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (Baton Rouge, LA)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana (all 5 locations)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (all 5 locations)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Gulfport, MS)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Gulfport, MS)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Beaumont, TX)
U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Texas (Beaumont, TX)

Hurricane Gustav Closes Multiple Federal Court Locations

Full post as published by Legal Dockets Online on September 02, 2008 (boomark / email).