Court of Appeals

Clerk's Office Staff Meeting ReCap

Wednesday, December 17, 1997 8:00 a.m.

Those present were:

Bill Martin

Gail Arceneaux

Sheila Collins

John Daniel

Juanita Daniell

Lola Diamond

Pam Norwood

Lorraine Sapp

Mary Jo Stephens

Marti Terry

Bud Tirey

From the Clerk's Notes

[1]	Bill asked that when you leave a note or memo to him to please put your initials or name on it.

[2]	Please remember to tell whoever is at the front desk when you leave the office.

[3]	When someone comes into the clerk's office and asks for directions to a judge's office do not tell them. For security purposes, have the person see Bill or call the judge's office to see if the visit is OK. Judges can not talk about a case. Get the person's name and make sure the judge is available.

[4]	Department of Transportation v. Gaines. There has been a lot of publicity via radio, newspapers and television. Our proper response: If you want to be certain, follow the rule. Rule 1 (b) states, "Letter spacing and type or font size shall be no smaller than Courier 10 cpi , 12 point (or equivalent). Any documents which the Court deems inappropriate as to type size, type style and/or form may be returned to counsel after filing by the Court and counsel may be ordered to redact and recast such documents". So we will probably continue to get a lot of calls until it dies down.

[5]	A97A2247 . Herndon v. The State. Unfortunate choice of words used in the opinion authored by Al Raby . The remittitur went out. The language used was that counsel should have filed a motion for stay of direct appeal. The Court will discuss. All motions to stay direct appeals should be brought to Bill's immediate attention. In A98A0606 . Luke v. The State. A motion has been filed to stay the appeal citing the Herndon v. The State case.

[6]	Be aware and watch that when pulling old cases on reverse, rewrite, etc. and being careful to send out a copy of the latest version of the opinion.

[7]	Bill thanked the Goodie Elf who so far has eluded identity.

[8]	Needy Family Report. Gail informed everyone that everything intended for the needy family should be brought in no later than the close of business tomorrow, December 18th. Gail will be delivering the items to the Family First Office on Friday morning. We still need clothes (boys size 6 and boys size 4T ), toys and food. Reminder: If you give a gift, please wrap it. Only new items will be accepted.

[9]	Wedding Report. John Daniel went to the wedding and was able to play a musical accompaniment. Crystal and her husband, Harold, are honeymooning in California.

[10]	The Court Christmas Party has been moved to the Blue Room at the Freight Depot.

[11]	Pam Norwood was thanked for the Distress List. Pam noted that she still has 2-3 on her desk which will be out today. Bill noted that during the Banc Meeting today he will bring up several topics.

Around the Table.......

Mary Jo thanked Bill for the opportunity to attend the Christmas party. John and Lola echoed their appreciation also.

Lorraine stated that it was not noted earlier but the presents for the needy need to be wrapped. Gift wrap clothes and toys.

Bud stated the 4 digit year has been fully implemented. He asked that everyone carefully check output and look at the screen for dates in particular. He also commented that 14 cases remain on the MFR Distress List as of this morning. We have until Friday to get those out.

Bill added that the area code should be included on all phone messages since the dialing process will be making a change soon which will require dialing the area code plus number.

Wrap Up...........

The meeting adjourned at 8:25 a.m.