Status of Federal Courts Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director of the Admnistrative Office of the United States Courts, yesterday sent this Memorandum to All Chief Judges on the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Federal Courts. The memorandum sets forth the status of the federal courts affected by Katrina:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans is closed and may move its operations temporarily to Houston
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is closed and plans to activate its Continuity of Operations Plan, provided legislation is enacted allowing it to hold court outside the district
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama is closed
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi is closed

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Paul Caron

Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.