The Manhattan courts, with several dozen judges, are among the nation’s busiest courts.
NEW YORK — The partial government shutdown prompted the chief judge of Manhattan federal courts Thursday to suspend work on civil cases involving U. S. government lawyers, giving President Donald Trump a reprieve from the progress of some litigation he faces.
U. S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said in a written order that the suspension, requested by U. S. attorneys, will remain in effect for civil litigation involving the United States, its agencies, and its employees until the business day after Trump signs a budget appropriation law restoring Justice Department funding.
The Manhattan courts, with several dozen judges, are among the nation’s busiest courts.
A similar order to McMahon’s has been issued in the Northern District of Ohio.
In the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn, Chief Judge Dora L. Irizarry issued an order Wednesday saying the court “will continue to hear and decide cases without disruption.
