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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: "Judge rules state workers owed $42 million"

Updating yesterday morning's ILB post which pointed out some issues relating to the calendaring and broadcasting of the Court of Appeals oral argument Monday in the Brattain case, Chief Judge Baker has issued this release this morning:

ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCASTS – EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES – PLEASE STAND BY

It has come to the attention of the Court of Appeals that because of certain technical difficulties, the oral argument in Paula Brattain, et al. v. Richmond State Hospital, et al., was inadvertently not webcast simultaneously with the argument. Additionally, notification of the oral argument was not included in the Court’s online calendar.

Recently, the Court’s webcasting equipment failed and had to be reconfigured. The Court’s IT staff has been working diligently to resolve the technical difficulties with webcasting, and the issues have now been corrected. The system should permit real-time viewing for all future webcasts.

The links for all recent webcasts are being entered as quickly as possible, and the missed entry for yesterday’s oral argument has been updated. The archived oral argument is now viewable on the Court’s website.

Borrowing the words of broadcasters from the past, Chief Judge John G. Baker asks all interested viewers to “Please Stand By.” Chief Judge Baker encourages everyone to visit the Court’s website and watch oral arguments via webcast. He noted, “The webcasting effort attempts to integrate new-age technology and centuries-old legal tradition. The Court is striving to provide the public with opportunities to witness fine appellate advocacy and provide a better understanding of the role of courts of review within the judicial system.”

As I noted in yesterday evening's update, Chief Judge Baker began resolving this problem the minute he learned about it yesterday morning.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 25, 2010 07:56 AM
Posted to Ind. App.Ct. Decisions