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COURT OPERATIONS DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK(as of 3/22/20)Global Reference Website: COURTPROCEDURESDelaware hearings, status conferences, trials and other matters scheduled to be held in open court that are not time sensitive are continued to a date to be determined on or after April 15, 2020.The presiding judge will determine on a case-by-case basis what is considered time sensitive.Unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge, all court hearings prior to April 15, 2020, will be held telephonically via CourtCall and/or by video conference.The manner of submitting evidence in telephonic and/or video conference court hearings held prior to April 15, 2020 will be determined on a case by case basis by the presiding judge.As of March 16, 2020, the bankruptcy court will not accept hand delivery of documents.COURTPROCEDURESSouthern District of New York hearings and conferences will be held telephonically via Court Solutions.Parties to evidentiary hearings must contact the courtroom deputy or law clerk to determine if the hearing will proceed (including discussion of use of technology to allow hearing to go forward remotely).The court will remain open. Clerk’s staff available by mail and email. Filings will continue through CM/ECF (courthouse dropboxes available for pro se filers).Eastern District of Virginia deadlines falling between March 18, 2020 and March 31, 2020 are extended by 14 days.Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all hearings during the above-referenced period will be held telephonically through Court Solutions.District of New Jersey court will remain open. Clerk’s staff will be available by mail and email. Filings will continue through CM/ECF.All trials before April 16, 2020 will be adjourned and rescheduled by the court.All motions and contested matters will be heard on the papers. Parties may request oral argument via email to chambers. If permitted by the judge, oral argument must be presented through Court Call or Court Solutions.The court will also consider and accommodate all reasonable adjournment requests.COURTPROCEDURESSouthern District of Texas hearings will be conducted telephonically through each judge’s dedicated dial-in number.Judge IsgurToll Free Number: 832-917-1510Access Code: 954554Judge JonesToll Free Number: 832-917-1510Access Code: 205691Judge LopezToll Free Number: 857-232-0158Access Code: 369427Judge NormanToll Free Number: 712-770-8095Access Code: 159497Judge RodriguezToll Free Number: 712-775-8972Access Code: 999276Parties may not self-calendar motions. Parties must contact designated parties to obtain a hearing date.Statutory deadlines remain in effect. All court-imposed deadlines, deadlines imposed by local rule, and all deadlines imposed by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure are tolled.COURTPROCEDURESMiddle District of Florida will conduct non-evidentiary hearings telephonically through Court Call or Court Solutions.Individual judges may continue evidentiary hearings and trials that are not time sensitive.Any party that has a valid basis for requesting a continuance of any hearing may file a motion to continue. Motions to continue must include a statement that the movant has conferred with counsel for any opposing parties and indicate the position of such parties regarding the requested continuance.Northern District of Florida March 17, 2020, all hearings will be held telephonically through Court Call.Previously-noticed evidentiary hearings will be held telephonically as non-evidentiary. Parties may request an evidentiary hearing during the telephonic hearing.Southern District of Florida court appearances will be telephonic until further notice or direction.All trials and evidentiary hearings will be rescheduled, except for evidentiary hearings typically held shortly after the filing of a chapter 11 case.All previously noticed, non-evidentiary hearings will take place telephonically at their scheduled date and time.COURTPROCEDURESNorthern District of Georgia of March 16, 2020, all hearings will be held telephonically via each judge’s dedicated dial-in line.Chief Judge HagenauToll Free Number: 888-675-2535Access Code: 9297013Judge DrakeToll Free Number: 888-684-8852Access Code: 4488520Judge BonapfelToll Free Number: 888-684-8852Access Code: 1896529Judge SaccaToll Free Number: 877-336-1839Access Code: 4770464Judge Ellis-MonroToll Free Number: 877-336-1828Access Code: 3456322Judge BaisierToll Free Number: 888-557-8511Access Code: 3347422Judge Ritchey CraigToll Free Number: 888-363-4734Access Code: 2563361Judge CavenderToll Free Number: 877-873-8017Access Code: 5607998Judge SiglerToll Free Number: 866-434-5269Access Code: 7980152COURTPROCEDURESEastern District of Tennessee of March 17, 2020, all hearings will be held telephonically unless alternate arrangements are made with chambers.Hearings will be held via the following AT &T call-in numbers:Chief Judge Marcia Phillips ParsonsTelephone (877) 336-1839Access Code 8354354Judge Shelley D. RuckerTelephone (877) 336-1829Access Code 4289323Judge Suzanne H. BauknightTelephone (877) 336-1828Access Code 4941759Judge Nicholas W. WhittenburgTelephone (877) 810-9415Access Code 1138859District of New Hampshire closed to the public as of March 23, 2020. ECF, email and dropbox filings will continue. Parties should review court’s website for additional instructions.Hearings to be held telephonically through Court Call.Hearings, conferences, and trials may also be conducted by videoconference at the discretion of the presiding judge. Hearings may only be conducted in person at the Rudman Courthouse when necessary to avoid immediate and irreparable harm to any person. ................
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