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marjac

03/21/20 1:55 PM

#254678 RE: NickHous #254676

My interpretation is that this Order does not necessarily mean a delay in rendering our Decision. Don't get me wrong, Judge Du has complete discretion, especially under these exigent circumstances, to delay the decision, but this Order does not mean that she will exercise that discretion.

The plain language of the Order means that there will be no civil or criminal trials until April 10 at the earliest. The term "associated deadlines" can only be interpreted as the pretrial deadlines for the submission of pretrial materials. Trials are exigent events consuming the most judicial and attorney resources, hence the need to immediately address trials given the current circumstances.

The Order then concludes that this Order does not affect other aspects of the District Court's operations, the category within which the rendering of our decision would fall.

In sum, while these unprecedented external circumstances may result in a delay of our decision, it is far from a foregone conclusion, and nothing in the plain language of this Order compels such a delay.
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HDGabor

03/21/20 2:20 PM

#254685 RE: NickHous #254676

N- (& marjac)

Initially due to render a decision by end of March.

She does not have a real deadline (Orders do not have a due date). The (something like) "I will have a month to write the decision" means "I am planning to issue the decision within a month".

I am not the best person (as ESL) to interpret the General Order 2020-03, but based on "all" available info, e.g.: TEMPORARY GENERAL ORDER 2020-04

The Clerk’s Office will be closed to the public beginning March 20, 2020. This closure does not affect any filings. Attorneys and pro se parties may continue to file documents with the Court. All deadlines will remain in full effect unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge.

In the event that a hearing must go forward, the Court will attempt to conduct the hearing by video conference or telephone (with the defendant’s consent in criminal cases), and the courtroom will be closed. Members of the public may call in to listen to a scheduled hearing on the phone line provided for each hearing. Any changes to scheduled hearings will be handled by the presiding judge in each case.

I think everything - if it is possible - will be continued as planned / scheduled (till April 10)

All civil and criminal trials, including any associated deadlines, are continued until April 10, 2020

unless will be Ordered otherwise.

pending further order of the Court

Other events were postponed / delayed only

All non-case related events scheduled to be held in the District’s courthouses, including the Inn of Court and Project Real, are postponed pending further order of the Court

Best,
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MontanaState83

03/21/20 3:32 PM

#254712 RE: NickHous #254676

No offense here Nick. I’m anything but lawerly