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ATTORNEY SERVICES INFORMATION MEETING

ATTORNEY SERVICES INFORMATION MEETING. March 11, 2013 Department 1 Stanley Mosk Courthouse. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES. Describe Briefly the Court’s Consolidation Plan Provide Resources for Your Information Describe New Procedures

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ATTORNEY SERVICES INFORMATION MEETING

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  1. ATTORNEY SERVICES INFORMATION MEETING March 11, 2013 Department 1 Stanley Mosk Courthouse

  2. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES • Describe Briefly the Court’s Consolidation Plan • Provide Resources for Your Information • Describe New Procedures • Provide the Timing and Location(s) of Documentation Processing from March 18, 2013 Forward

  3. FIRST, TERMINOLOGY • General Jurisdiction: $25,000 & Greater Personal Injury/Remaining Cases • Limited Jurisdiction: $25,000 & Less Collections, Unlawful Detainers, Remaining • Small Claims

  4. SECOND, LOCATIONS • General Jurisdiction: PI @ Mosk, I/C @ Mosk and Designated District Locations • Collections: Norwalk & Chatsworth • Unlawful Detainers: Lancaster, Mosk, Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica • Remaining Limited: Mosk • Small Claims: Mosk, Alhambra, Downey, Inglewood, Lancaster, and Van Nuys East

  5. COURTHOUSE CLOSURES • Ten Courthouses Will Be Closed or Limited in Usage • Huntington Park; Whittier • Pomona North; Malibu • West Los Angeles; Beverly Hills • San Pedro; Beacon Street • Catalina; Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center

  6. Starting from Small and Going Forward………

  7. DOWNEY SMALL CLAIMS MOSK INGLEWOOD VAN NUYS EAST ALHAMBRA LANCASTER

  8. SMALL CLAIMS: FROM 27 TO 6 • Hub Small Claims In Five Courthouses • Small Claims Cases Will Be Filed And Heard Only At These Locations. • Mosk, Alhambra, Downey, Van Nuys, Inglewood

  9. SMALL CLAIMS

  10. Van Nuys Alhambra Mosk Inglewood Downey

  11. CIVIL: THE BIG PICTURE • Utilize Differential Case Management For Certain Case Types • Collections Cases, PI Cases, and Limited Civil Cases • Maintain I/C Courts • Reduce Number Of Courtrooms • Use of Master Calendar Departments (MCD)

  12. Limited Jurisdiction: CRC 3.740

  13. REMAINING LIMITED…….TO MOSK MASTER CALENDAR All Limited Civil Cases Except for Collections & Unlawful Detainers Filedat the MoskCourthouse

  14. c Chatsworh LJ Mosk c Norwalk

  15. Unlawful Detainer Long Beach

  16. Unlawful Detainers

  17. Pasadena Mosk Santa Monica Long Beach

  18. GENERAL JURISDICTION • Individual Calendar Courts (I/C) Retained • PI Cases Transferred To Mosk Master Calendars • All PI Cases Filed At Mosk Courthouse • Master Calendar – With Limited Exceptions

  19. PROBATE All Probate Matters Will be Transferred to the Mosk Courthouse; New File Date is April 8, 2013 with Remaining Transfers by June, 2013

  20. IMPLEMENTATION DATES • New Filings in Hubs: March 18 • Lay-Offs and Cascades: June 15 • Court Closures: Completed by July 1

  21. March 18, 2013 New Locations for New Filings • General Jurisdiction Personal Injury Cases • Limited Jurisdiction Non-Collection • Collection Cases • Unlawful Detainers • Small Claims

  22. General Jurisdiction

  23. Definition of “Personal Injury” Case • Tort Action for Bodily Injury, Wrongful Death, Damages to Personal Property • Unlimited Civil Action Described on the Civil Case Cover Sheet Addendum (LACIV 109) • Exclusions: Asbestos, Toxic/Environmental, Injury to Real Property, IIED, Defamation, Civil Rights/Discrimination, Malpractice (≠ Medmal)

  24. Supplemental Filings Filings for PI cases (General as Defined and Limited as Non-collections, Non-Unlawful Detainers) will be scheduled as follows:

  25. PI and LJ Moves • Mosk (IC to PI) 3/18 6,400 • Chatsworth 4/2 1,300 • Norwalk 4/2 1,200 • Pasadena 4/8 900 • Torrance 4/8 1,300

  26. Compton 4/15 700 • Long Beach 4/15 1,000 • Antelope Valley 4/22 600 • Burbank 4/22 800 • Pomona 4/22 1,200 • Glendale 4/29 700

  27. Glendale 4/29 700 • Santa Monica 5/6 2,100 • Van Nuys 5/13 1,800

  28. Collections • April 2 Mosk 6400 • April 8 Santa Monica 1800 • April 15 Alhambra 1200 Burbank 500 Glendale 1300 • April 22 Van Nuys 5300

  29. April 29 Lancaster 1800 Beverly Hills 1700 Compton 1700 Inglewood 1200

  30. May 6 Bellflower 1000 Downey 1000 El Monte 1000 Huntington Park 1000 Long Beach 1900 Pasadena 1000 San Pedro 700 Torrance 1000 West Covina 3500 Whittier 100

  31. UNLAWFUL DETAINERS • May 13 Bellflower 200 • May 20 Alhambra 200 Beverly Hills 100 Burbank 100 Chatsworth 800 Compton 500 Downey 300 East Los Angeles 200

  32. UNLAWFUL DETAINERS El Monte 300 Glendale 200 Huntington Park 200 Inglewood 400 Pomona 300 West Covina 500 • May 28 San Pedro 700 Torrance 200 Van Nuys 1,300

  33. SMALL CLAIMS • May 13 Bellflower 200 Chatsworth 1,100 El Monte 300 Pomona 300 • May 20 Beverly Hills 600 Compton 500 East Los Angeles 300 Glendale 900 Huntington Park 400 West Covina 500

  34. SMALL CLAIMS • May 28 Long Beach 900 Pasadena 500 San Pedro 300 Santa Monica 1,000 Torrance 500 West Los Angeles 700 Whittier 200

  35. Filing Collections Cases Dedicated Collections Filing Windows Drop Off Model (DOM) Document Order Court Email Address Fax Filing

  36. Collections Filing Windows The Chatsworth and Norwalk Collections Hubs will have at least two dedicated filing windows open during business hours.

  37. DOM The new “Drop Off Model” currently utilized by the Civil Filing Windows at Stanley Mosk Courthouse will be implemented at Chatsworth and Norwalk Collection Hubs. Exceptions may be made under certain circumstances (e.g. for self-represented litigants), however, no more than three (3) filings will be processed at the filing window at a time.

  38. Document Order To facilitate efficient processing of your documents, we ask that you submit them in the following order: 1. Complaint 2. Civil Case Cover sheet 3. Civil case cover sheet addendum 4. Summons 5. Consent Form 6. Check (payable to Los Angeles Superior Court)

  39. Court Email Address Collections Email Addresses have been established for clerical and courtroom staff to send and receive notifications to attorneys (or designees) regarding collections filings (e.g. rejections, fees, etc.). Court staff will NOT be obligated to respond to emails received by attorneys (or designees). Documents/attachments will not be sent or received. Emails (sent and received) will be automatically deleted after 3 days.

  40. FAX FILING Fax Filings for collections cases will only be accepted at the appropriate Collections Hub effective March 18, 2013. Fax Filing numbers (if different) will be announced prior to March 18, 2013 and posted on the Court’s Website. Fax Filing procedures and charges will apply as before.

  41. RESOURCES • ALL INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE COURT’S WEBSITE • COPY OF POWERPOINT PROVIDED UPON REQUEST

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