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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Why are there 50-75 people in there? Surely they're not all necessary?
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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
They are probably the plaintiffs, for differing cases? Still, one would hope they could be let in only as their case comes up.
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There are 26 emergency domestic violence cases on the docket Monday. I represent 14 of them. That means, at minimum, there will be 52 parties (plaintiffs and defendants) plus any other attorneys, the judge, the clerks, the bailiffs and all the witnesses. And there is nowhere else to put them but the courtroom. The building is old and has narrow hallways. It would be even more dangerous out there.