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Law Practice

Aug. 27, 2011

L.A. court plans deep layoffs, possible closures

Facing projected layoffs of 1,250 employees and possible closures of 120 courtrooms, Los Angeles County Superior Court is once again taking a worst-case scenario view of an increasingly bleak court budget situation.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Facing freshly projected layoffs of up to 1,250 employees in the coming years and the closure of potentially dozens of courtrooms, Los Angeles County Superior Court is once again taking a worst-case scenario approach to the state's increasingly bleak budget situation.


No furloughs are planned. But court officials said they expect 750 layoffs in October 2012 and up to 500 more in Apr...

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