No, not a two-minute bench minor, but rather the start of the action at 400 Second Street, NW, in Our Nation’s Capital.

Here’s a clip from the Tax Court website:

“Operating Status: Washington, DC, Area
“Applies to: December 9, 2013
“Status: Open – 2 hours Delayed Arrival – With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework

“Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are OPEN under 2 hours DELAYED ARRIVAL and employees have the OPTION FOR UNSCHEDULED LEAVE OR UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK. Employees should plan to arrive for work no more than 2 hours later than they would be expected to arrive.”

But I was at 26 Federal Plaza, Room 206, in the Big Apple today, and things were right on time, as Judge Laro was driving the litigants through the calendar call. No slowdown here.