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Pitt Co. district court canceled Feb. 9-12 due to COVID
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//February 9, 2021//
Pitt Co. district court canceled Feb. 9-12 due to COVID
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//February 9, 2021//
An incidence of COVID-19 in Pitt County has forced the cancellation of district court sessions at the county’s courthouse for Feb. 9-12, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts announced on Feb. 8.
Chief District Court Judge G. Galen Braddy announced that the COVID-19 incident necessitated facility sanitation and quarantine of staff in accordance with public health guidelines. As a result, district court cases set for court February 9 -12 will be continued administratively.
Superior court, small claims court, and hearings before the clerk of court will remain scheduled, and the courthouse and clerk of court’s office remain open.
It’s the second time in less than a month that district court sessions in Pitt County have been cancelled because of COVID-19. District criminal courts were canceled January 20-22 because of a similar incident.
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