Dozens of people crowded the sixth floor of the Oklahoma County Courthouse on Thursday morning, some filing into a packed courtroom while others waited in the hall.

Eviction court starts at 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and the last few months have seen an increase in cases, with nearly 300 on the docket some days. This is “almost completely unmanageable,” said Legal Aid attorney Victoria Wilson.

“The judge calls roll at about 10 o’clock every morning, and we have about two hours before they’re supposed to break for lunch,” Wilson said. “We’re trying to work dozens of cases … and we can get stalled by opposing counsel, all kinds of things can happen that delay us.”

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