SUPERVISORS
Along the front counter four technical
supervisors are available to assist you. If you are processing a
pleading or initiating a suit and need special assistance, you
may go to the appropriate supervisor for assistance or information.
SUCCESSIONS -
Docket 1
All Successions and Probate matters,
Tutorships, Interdictions, Emancipations, Civil Judicial Commitments,
etc., are handled here. In addition, the legal requirements for
publishing notices in the Times-Picayune are taken care of at
Docket 1.
Probate Supervisor - Gaynell Porretto
probatesupv@orleanscdc.com
(504) 407-0047
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WRITS &
SEIZURES - Docket 4
Questions involving Writs of
Garnishments, Executory Process, Preliminary Defaults, Default
Confirmations, Notarial Certificates, Sequestrations, Fifes,
Foreclosures, Execution of Judgments, etc., should be addressed to
this work station.
Technical Supervisor - Jerry Wineski
docket4supv@orleanscdc.com
(504) 407-0045
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DOMESTIC -
Docket 5
Questions regarding Separations,
Divorces, Rules for Custody, Name Changes, as well as Suits for
Injunctive Relief, Election Suits, and Notarial Commissions should be
addressed to this work station.
Domestic Supervisor - Rita Mendoza
domesticsupv@orleanscdc.com
(504) 407-0046
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APPEALS
This station handles all matters
relevant to an appeal.
(504) 407-0057
appealclerk@orleanscdc.com
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BOOKKEEPER
The Clerk of Court's office maintains
a Registry of Court fund. Litigants often request that the Judge order
money to be deposited with the Clerk of Court. The Clerk of Court does
not accept or release funds as a fiduciary unless ordered to do so by
an Order signed by a Judge. The bookkeeper is responsible for all
deposits and withdrawals.
Bookkeeper
(504) 407-0055
clkbkeeper@orleanscdc.com
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SECTION
HEADS
The Clerk's office divides the
responsibility for processing incoming pleadings, indexing them and
issuing process according to section of Court. Each section of Court
has a Section Head who is responsible for indexing the paperwork of a
particular division of Court. If you wish to inquire about the status
of any pleading or process, ask to speak to the Section Head for the
division of Court to which your case has been assigned.
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THE RECORD ROOM
In the record room all active cases
are kept in numerical order. A record can be requested at the record
room counter by filling out a request form. The hard copies of cases
which have been completed are stored at the warehouse unless the
record pertains to inheritance rights, title to property, or status.
The
Annex Record Room house Succession and Domestic Cases from 1918
to 1994. Please allow for a delay in
retrieving any record that is located in the Annex or the Warehouse.
Copying: You may request copies of
documents in the record room. Certified copies are $2.00 per page and
uncertified copies are $1.00 per page. In addition, a card operated
copying machine is available to anyone who wishes to purchase a
copying card. The card allows you to copy documents at your
convenience.
You are entitled to three free copies
of any dispositive judgment rendered if you are a party to the
proceeding and the request is made contemporaneously with the signing
of the judgment.
Regarding certified copies, you may
request certified copies of documents at the record room counter or at
the appropriate section head station.
Record Room
(504) 407-0036
recordrm@orleanscdc.com
RECORD ROOM TELEPHONE
INFORMATION SERVICES
Deputy Clerks are available in the
record room to provide factual information from case records over the
telephone. Information such as the date of a hearing, whether an
answer has been filed, etc., can be obtained by calling.
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