District Court Weekly DHR (4-20-09)

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of April 10 - 16, 2009)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date:    April 20, 2009

Prepared by:    Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

April 10, 2009 – Office Closed (Good Friday) – No Court.

 

April 13, 2009 - Processed civil and small claims actions as received; input traffic violations and criminal actions into court database in preparation for arraignment; and prepared scheduled traffic violations and criminal actions for bench trial.

 

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Civil & Small Claims Trials

    Total number of cases scheduled – 11 civil action and 2 small claims.

 

Thurs., April 16, 2009 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations – No Court.

Thurs., April 16, 2009 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions – No Court.

 

FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

• Fri., April 17, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs. & Fri., April 23 – 24, 2009 – District Court Judges & Clerk's Meeting

(Hot Springs, Arkansas) – NO COURT

• Thurs., April 30, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., April 30, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., May 1, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., May 7, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., May 7, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., May 8, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

• Thurs., May 14, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Bench Trials on Traffic Violations

• Thurs., May 14, 2009 (1:30 p.m.) - Bench Trials on Criminal Actions     

• Fri., May 15, 2009 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment

 

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

•    Process civil and small claims actions as they are received.

•    Input new citations and criminal actions as they are received from the Records Department into database in preparation for court.

•    Prepare pending actions for trial.

 

STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:

•    Training of dispatch personnel on use of Virtual Justice (court software).