Government
Jul. 16, 2009
Lines, Waits, Naps as L.A. Closes Courts
A line formed Wednesday outside the Los Angeles Superior Court Metropolitan Courthouse as the first day of court furloughs began.
By Catherine Ho
Daily Journal Staff Writer The lights were on but almost no one was home. Many Los Angeles County courts were veritable ghost towns Wednesday, with hallways so quiet that the humming of an escalator and the jangle of a custodian's keys were the only signs that normally bustling courthouses were open for business. The county pulled off the first of 12 monthly court furloughs Wednesday with relatively few major kinks, offici...
Daily Journal Staff Writer The lights were on but almost no one was home. Many Los Angeles County courts were veritable ghost towns Wednesday, with hallways so quiet that the humming of an escalator and the jangle of a custodian's keys were the only signs that normally bustling courthouses were open for business. The county pulled off the first of 12 monthly court furloughs Wednesday with relatively few major kinks, offici...
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