With the Republican shenanigans in the House making it likely the government will shutdown starting Tuesday, the Fresno Bee today describes the wide ranging impacts in the Central Valley, including this excerpt about the effects on the federal courts:
Lawrence J. O'Neill, a U.S. District Court judge in Fresno, said the courts will operate for at least 10 days. This would be done by using fees and other funds.
But after that, only essential work would continue, and each court would determine what staff is needed, according to a Sept. 24 memo from U.S. District Judge John Bates, director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
Federal jury trials should continue as necessary, the memo said, and staff performing essential work at federal courts would report to work without getting paid. They would be paid when appropriations were restored.