Breaking News: U.S. District Court in San Diego Closed Monday Due to Bombing
May 04, 2008
At 1:40 this morning, a pipe bomb exploded at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse in downtown San Diego. A significant amount of damage occurred, but no structural damage was found and no one was injured. The bombing will cause all proceedings tomorrow to be continued. The Southern District has issued the following notice:
Federal Court Cancelled May 5th
May 4, 2008 - The United States federal courthouse in the Southern District of California, located in downtown San Diego, will be closed to the public on Monday, May 5th, 2008 due to damage caused by a bomb explosion at the courthouse entrance. All federal court activity in San Diego has been cancelled. The U.S Courthouse in El Centro, California will remain open. The Clerk's Office for the federal court will be open for business on Monday.
Jurors that are scheduled for federal court jury duty on Monday, May 5th are asked not to report as required. Jurors should call 800-998-9035 after 6:00 PM on Monday evening to check the status of their jury duty for Tuesday, May 6th, 2008.
All federal court employees are required to report to work as usual. All employees must use the Federal Building entrance at 880 Front Street.
So if you weren't quite ready for trial tomorrow, you're off the hook for a day or two. Lucky you. Then again, maybe you already knew that before you went to bed this morning . . .
Posted by: The FBI | May 04, 2008 at 06:39 PM
Notice from Eastern District:
DUE TO INCREASED SECURITY CONCERNS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE COURT’S DROP BOX IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED.
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE FILED WITH THE CLERK’S OFFICE LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
Posted by: michael walsh | May 06, 2008 at 12:33 PM