Court operations

Courthouse hours, calendars, remote appearance programmes and anything that changes how a case physically moves.

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From Oct. 19, LA eviction-case motions can reserve a hearing date by phoneStarting Monday, Oct. 19, litigants and attorneys in limited-jurisdiction unlawful detainer (eviction) cases in Los Angeles County can reserve hearing dates for their motions by calling the court's Civil Call Center — and the reservation can be lost if the motion papers are not filed within three business days of the call.
Civil e-service in LA courts ran late between Oct. 2 and Oct. 13 — how deadlines are counted nowThe Superior Court of Los Angeles County says a system error delayed the electronic service of civil documents for nearly two weeks; every affected document went out by Oct. 14, and deadlines are now counted from the court's correction notice in the case file.
LA's trial court is $233.7 million short — and will pay staff with five or more years' service $35,000 to leaveThe Superior Court of Los Angeles County says it is funded at 76.77% of what it needs. On September 18 it opened a voluntary buyout for employees with five or more years of service and told court users to expect longer lines, slower phone help and delays in document processing.
From January, LA judges can order any civil case into mediationAB 1950, signed on August 27, adds Code of Civil Procedure section 1775.16 and removes the $75,000 amount-in-controversy ceiling on court-ordered mediation — in Los Angeles County only, and only until 2032.