ATTORNEY SERVICES INFORMATION MEETING

March 11, 2013Department 1

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

TODAY’S OBJECTIVESDescribe Briefly the Court’s Consolidation PlanProvide Resources for Your InformationDescribe New ProceduresProvide the Timing and Location(s) of Documentation Processing from March 18, 2013 Forward

FIRST, TERMINOLOGYGeneral Jurisdiction: $25,000 & Greater

Personal Injury/Remaining CasesLimited Jurisdiction: $25,000 & Less

Collections, Unlawful Detainers, RemainingSmall Claims

SECOND, LOCATIONSGeneral Jurisdiction: PI @ Mosk, I/C @ Mosk and Designated District LocationsCollections: Norwalk & ChatsworthUnlawful Detainers: Lancaster, Mosk, Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa MonicaRemaining Limited: Mosk Small Claims: Mosk, Alhambra, Downey, Inglewood, Lancaster, and Van Nuys East

COURTHOUSE CLOSURES

Ten Courthouses Will Be Closed or Limited in Usage

Huntington Park; WhittierPomona North; MalibuWest Los Angeles; Beverly HillsSan Pedro; Beacon StreetCatalina; Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center

Starting from Small and Going Forward………

Small Claims

Limited

General Jurisdiction

Mosk

Downey

Van Nuys-East

Alhambra

Inglewood

MOSK

DOWNEY

ALHAMBRA

VAN NUYS EASTINGLEWOOD

SMALL CLAIMS

LANCASTER

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

SMALL CLAIMS

Sources of Filings Courthouse

Central (Mosk) Stanley Mosk

East District , North Central District, North East District, East LA Courthouse Alhambra

North West District, North Valley District Van Nuys - East

South District, Southeast District, South Central District Downey

West District, Southwest District Inglewood

Van Nuys

MoskAlhambra

Downey

Inglewood

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)

Limited Jurisdiction: CRC 3.740

•CollectionsChatsworth

•All Others Except UD’s

Mosk

•CollectionsNorwalk

REMAINING LIMITED…….TO MOSK MASTER CALENDAR

All Limited Civil Cases Except for Collections & Unlawful Detainers Filed at the Mosk Courthouse

LJ

c

c

Chatsworh

Norwalk

Mosk

Unlawful Detainer

Santa Monica Pasadena Stanley MoskLong Beach

Unlawful Detainers Sources of Filings Courthouses

Central (Mosk)Stanley Mosk

North Valley District, North Central District, Northeast District, East District, East LA Courthouse Pasadena

Southeast District, South Central District, South District, Southwest District (not Inglewood) Long Beach

West District, Northwest District, InglewoodSanta Monica

Pasadena

Mosk

Long Beach

Santa Monica

GENERAL JURISDICTION

• Individual Calendar Courts (I/C) Retained

• PI Cases Transferred To Mosk Master Calendars

• All PI Cases Filed At Mosk CourthouseMaster Calendar – With Limited Exceptions

PROBATE

All Probate Matters Will be Transferred to the

Mosk Courthouse; New File Date is April 8, 2013 with Remaining Transfers

by June, 2013

IMPLEMENTATION DATES

New Filings in Hubs: March 18

Lay-Offs and Cascades: June 15

Court Closures: Completed by July 1

March 18, 2013 New Locations for New Filings

General Jurisdiction Personal Injury CasesLimited Jurisdiction Non-CollectionCollection CasesUnlawful DetainersSmall Claims

General Jurisdiction

New Filing

Personal Injury

Filed @ Stanley Mosk

Definition of “Personal Injury” Case

Tort Action for Bodily Injury, Wrongful Death, Damages to Personal PropertyUnlimited 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)

Supplemental Filings

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

PI and LJ MovesMosk (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 

Compton 4/15700 Long Beach 4/151,000 Antelope Valley 4/22 600 Burbank 4/22800 Pomona 4/221,200 Glendale 4/29700 

Glendale 4/29700 Santa Monica 5/62,100 Van Nuys 5/131,800 

CollectionsApril 2 Mosk 6400 April 8 Santa Monica 1800 April 15 Alhambra 1200

Burbank 500Glendale 1300

 April 22 Van Nuys 5300

April 29 Lancaster1800

Beverly Hills 1700Compton

1700Inglewood

1200

May 6 Bellflower 1000Downey 1000El Monte1000Huntington Park 1000Long Beach 1900Pasadena 1000San Pedro 700Torrance 1000West Covina 3500Whittier 100

 

UNLAWFUL DETAINERSMay 13 Bellflower 200 May 20 Alhambra 200

Beverly Hills 100Burbank 100Chatsworth 800Compton 500Downey 300East Los Angeles 200

 

UNLAWFUL DETAINERSEl Monte 300

Glendale200Huntington Park 200Inglewood 400Pomona 300West Covina 500

 May 28 San Pedro 700

Torrance 200Van Nuys 1,300

 

SMALL CLAIMSMay 13 Bellflower 200

Chatsworth 1,100El Monte 300Pomona 300

May 20 Beverly Hills 600Compton 500East Los Angeles 300Glendale 900Huntington Park 400West Covina 500

 

SMALL CLAIMS

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

 

Filing Collections Cases

• Dedicated Collections Filing Windows

• Drop Off Model (DOM)• Document Order• Court Email Address• Fax Filing

Collections Filing Windows

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

DOMThe 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.

Document OrderTo facilitate efficient processing of your documents, we ask that you submit them in the following order:1. Complaint2. Civil Case Cover sheet3. Civil case cover sheet addendum4. Summons5. Consent Form6. Check (payable to Los Angeles Superior Court)

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.

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.

RESOURCESALL INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE COURT’S WEBSITE

COPY OF POWERPOINT PROVIDED UPON REQUEST