Cyberattack on New Orleans sheriff’s office still hampering court cases

A cyberattack on the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office is still disrupting the Orleans Parish Civil District Court’s ability to handle some pleadings, and there is no timeline yet on a resolution, a court spokesperson said Friday evening.

The civil system has been down since Sept. 4, leaving the court unable to confirm whether defendants have been properly served, Public Information Officer Walt Pierce said in a news release.

But as of Saturday morning, Docket Master, an online repository of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court records, was back online…

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