Misdemeanor court cases postponed after attorney tests positive for COVID-19

Misdemeanor court cases postponed after attorney tests positive for COVID-19

UNTIL AUGUST.

IT'S BECAUSEAT LEAST ONE ATTORNEY... WHOAPPEARED FOR LAST WEEK'SMISDEMEANOR DOCKET.... LATERTESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19.2:54 that docket wasprobably averaging between50, 60, 70 people per dayJUDGE DOUG DRUMMOND SAYSTHOSE WHO HAD COURTAPPERANCES ON THE DAY INQUESTION HAVE NOT BEEN ASKEDTO SELF QUARANTINE...HOWEVER...32 We had an isolated casein which an attonrey testedpositive for Covid so aspart of that we postponedthe misdemeanor docket for acouple of months ." BUTTHAT'S NOT ALL.:43 We sent home a Judge, ahandful of court reporters,and also a bailiff for 14days to ensure their health.NOW CLEANING IS AN EVENBIGGER PRIOROITY AT THETULSA COUNTY COURTHOUSE...: :30 every touchable areawith hospital gradedisinfectant TWO TO THREETIMES A DAY WHILE THE COURTHOUSE IS OPEN... AND AGAINAFTER IT CLOSES.2:06 Every night a cleaningcrew comes in and usesanother hospital gradedisinfectant to wipe downall surfaces in all areaswithin the courthouse JUDGEDOUG DRUMMOND SAYS NONE OFTHE CASES BEING POST-POSEDINVOLVE PEOPLE IN CUSTODY...AND MOST OF THE AFFECTEDDOCKETINVOLVES THOSE WHO WEREALREADY SENTENCED.3:10 they're just comingback to court a lot of timesjust to get a piece ofpaperwork - BUT HESTRESSES...1:21 Not all the misdemeanordocket is postponed I thinkthat most of it is with theexception of domesticviolence cases and othercases that may impact publicsafety or make some kind ofemergency we'll take careof.

JUDGE DRUMMOND SAYS THEREST OF TULSA COUNTY COURTSAREWORKING THEIR NORMALSCHEDULE.

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AND SINCE JURYTRIALS ARE NOT BACK YET...THOSE ARE NOT AFFECTED.3:29 I don't think it willbe too much of aninconvenience for those whowere parties or were theirattorneysANYONE WHO HAD A MISDEMEANORCASE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE ORJULY... WILLHAVE THEIR CASE RESCHEDULED.THE NEW DATES WILL LIKELY BEIN AUGUST.

RESCHEDULEDCOURT DATES WILL BE POSTEDON THE O-S-C-N WEB SITE.

ANDIF YOU HAVE BUSINESS IN THECOURT HOUSE... JUDGES AREREQUIRING YOU TO WEAR A MASKIN COURTROOMS... AND USESOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES... IN ALL AREAS OF THEBUILDING.MUSKOGEE POLICE ARE GET