Shutdown's Messy Impact On Consumer Protection Activities
Partners Alan Wingfield and David Anthony and associates Julie Hoffmeister, Kathleen Knudsen and Keaton Stoneking were published in Law360 for their article titled, “Shutdown's Messy Impact On Consumer Protection Activities.” In the article, the authors reviewed the impact of the ongoing government shutdown on the judiciary and the federal regulatory agencies and observed, “In sum, the shutdown appears likely to create a complex, court-by-court or even judge-by-judge response. The shutdown could consequently cause confusion and a patchwork of differing and conflicting orders among the courts. The main general impact may be felt on civil matters, and those functions that require involvement by court staff, such as trials, hearings and some clerk’s office functions. However, absent intervening court orders, functions not requiring human attention, such as execution by parties of deadlines by nonfiled discovery papers or filing papers through Case Management/Electronic Case Files, may not be impacted at all.” Share on LinkedIn here .