Courts Aim to Extend Paid Operations to Feb. 1; After That, ADA Terms Would Apply
The federal judiciary can extend paid operations through Jan. 31 and maybe Feb. 1, despite the partial government shutdown, but "no further extensions ... will be possible," projected the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, noting the previous estimate was…
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for funding through this week. "Extensions have been achieved" by "deferring non-critical operating costs and utilizing court filing fees and other available balances," said the office Tuesday. "Most of the measures are temporary stopgaps, and the Judiciary will face many deferred payment obligations after the partial government shutdown." If existing funding runs out before lawmakers appropriate new funding, "the Judiciary will operate under the terms of the Anti-Deficiency Act, which permits mission critical work," including case resolution, the office said. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which reviews many FCC cases and is to hear argument on challenges to the net neutrality reversal order Feb. 1 (see 1901230060), said oral arguments on its calendar "will go on as scheduled." Deadlines remain.