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Tue, 15 May 2012 18:06:04 +0100

Revised budget cuts could devastate Inland courts


Revised budget cuts could devastate Inland courts
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Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget with have a huge impact on the state’s court system and it could be especially felt in Inland Courts, if all the proposed cuts take place.

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:57:57 +0100

More Cuts Expected to CA Court System Already Reeling From Ax
By MARIA DINZE

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye called an emergency meeting of the Judicial Council Monday afternoon to discuss likely additional budget cuts to the judiciary, expected to be revealed next week by Governor Jerry Brown.
"I relayed my concerns that any further cuts to the judicial branch will be devastating, and I want our branch leaders to start thinking about how we can strongly oppose any further cuts and be prepared to respond to them, if they do indeed come," said Cantil-Sakauye in a statement shortly after the meeting.
Dismal tax revenue projections for California have left the state's beleaguered trial courts vulnerable to even deeper cuts than expected. In the past four years, the judiciary has seen $650 million in cuts, and is expected to take another hit at the start of the next fiscal year.
The chief and council's primary goal was to convince the Governor and Legislature to restore $100 million in funding to the branch, but a call last week from the Governor's office to the Administrative Office of the Courts signaled that all areas of government will likely receive more cuts in the revised budget.
Presiding Judge David Rosenberg of Yolo County, a council member who attended the emergency telephonic meeting, said that restoration is an impossibility. "At this point, it's not happening. It's certainly a worthy goal, and an appropriate goal, but in the context of the economic reality it's just not happening," Rosenberg said in an interview late Monday.
A judge speaking without attribution said Interim AOC Director Jody Patel had received a call from the Governor's office saying that the court system will be dealt an additional cut in the next couple of months. Further, a projected "trigger cut" -- if a tax increase is voted down by the taxpayers -- would shoot up to $250 million.
Rosenberg dismissed those figures as rumor, saying, "Nobody knows what's going to happen. Not even the Governor knows. My guess is they'll work all weekend. Everything at this point is just rumor or speculation."
He added that it is possible the judiciary's construction fund for courthouse projects may again be swept into the state's general fund. "The Governor and Department of Finance must submit a balanced budget. I imagine they are searching for every available pot of money."
Rosenberg said no strategies were planned and no decisions were made at the council meeting, and that it was informational only.
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye said she plans to call the council together for an in-person meeting after the budget is unveiled next week.
In a newsletter sent to all the presiding judges in the state by Rosenberg Monday, the head of the council's trial court presiding judges committee called for colleagues to urge the Legislature and Governor to spare the courts further cuts.
"Essentially, this newsletter is sent in the nature of a 'call to arms' - or more properly, a call to pen and paper, laptop, desktop, phone, and office visit. The Judicial Branch has been pressed to the wall due to past one time and ongoing budget cuts," said Rosenberg.
"Now, it appears that - unless the tide is reversed - the Judicial Branch will be in a true crisis in fiscal year 2012-13," he wrote. "The result will be closing of courtrooms and courthouses, and layoffs of already thin court employee ranks. Some courts have already reduced staff by over 30% - further reductions will create a shell of a judicial system. It would be expected that civil courtrooms throughout the state will close."

Wed, 02 May 2012 05:13:02 +0100

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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:34:19 +0100

Our first collaboration with a bail bonds company was a success. They were on the verge of having to pay a large sum of money to the court in Las Vegas because of an individual who skipped bail, but due to the efforts of our investigators, we were able assist them by locating the individual who had skipped bail and was now on the other side of the country in New York. He was just apprehended this weekend and our client is ecstatic. Visit us online at www.BoscoLegal.org or contact us at (877) 353-8281 for all of your investigative needs.


Bosco Legal Services: A California Process Service and Private Investigation Company
www.boscolegal.org
Bosco Legal Services provides important document services throughout the Inland Empire, including Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles. Some of our document services include court document filing, service of process and authorization, skip tracing, photocopy and recor...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:24:56 +0100

Ventura County Superior Court Announces East County Simi Valley Courthouse Closure on June 25, 2012



http://www.ventura.courts.ca.gov/pdf_files/60daynoticereSimiClosure.pdf
www.ventura.courts.ca.gov

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:32:36 +0100

To address significant reductions in funding, the Los Angeles Superior Court is implementing $30
million in staff reductions by June 30, 2012.


http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/publicnotice/pdf/2012NoticeofCourtroomClosures.pdf
www.lasuperiorcourt.org

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:29:53 +0100

San Bernardino Court officials weigh budget options


San Bernardino Court officials weigh budget options - DailyBulletin.com
www.dailybulletin.com
As Superior Courts around the state look for ways to grapple with staggering budget cuts in the next fiscal year, San Bernardino County officials say courtroom closures are one option being looked at here.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:56:58 +0100

New Bankruptcy Website Stores Downloaded PACER Documents for Free Reading


New Bankruptcy Website Stores Downloaded PACER Documents for Free Reading - News - ABA Journal
www.abajournal.com
A new website called Inforuptcy is touted as a cheaper alternative to PACER for users searching for bankruptcy documents. The site charges users the regular PACER fee for documents that are not yet in its database. After a document is accessed, however, it remains in the website database for future ...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:48 +0100

Why lunch is no longer required in CA


Court: Managers don't have to ensure lunch breaks
finance.yahoo.com
In a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch and rest breaks

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:13:51 +0100

10 Ways to Turn your Attorney Services Website into a Marketing Machine


10 Ways to Turn your Attorney Services Website into a Marketing Machine | California Association of.
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Guest author: Trent Carlyle is the CTO and co-founder of Lawgical, the parent company of ServeNow. Trent works with the technology and marketing teams at Lawgical to create products that help grow revenue and increase operational efficiencies in the process serving and investigation industries.

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:46:36 +0100

Man assaults female process server


Deputies: Man Evicted, Throws Mud At Process Server
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AUBURN, Calif. (KCRA) -- An Auburn man is accused of trowing mud in the face of a woman who served him eviction papers, and shooting her with a pellet gun at least 20 times. Thursday, April 5, 2012.

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:19:22 +0100

California courts scrap $2 billion tech project


California courts scrap $2 billion tech project - San Jose Mercury News
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Policymakers decide $2 billion upgrade too expensive in light of statewide budget cuts

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:56:52 +0100

We just had another win for the defense, thanks to the efforts of our investigative team! We conducted surveillance for a client (a defense attorney representing an insurance company) who won her case and when she questioned the jury afterwards, she was told by a juror that the surveillance footage that we took of the plaintiff was one of the main reason that the jury sided with the defendant. Call Bosco Legal Services, Inc. at (877) 353-8281 for all of your investigative needs or visit us online at www.BoscoLegal.org.


Bosco Legal Services: A California Process Service and Private Investigation Company
www.boscolegal.org
Bosco Legal Services provides important document services throughout the Inland Empire, including Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles. Some of our document services include court document filing, service of process and authorization, skip tracing, photocopy and recor...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:13:50 +0100

Nation's Biggest Court Dealt 'Crippling Blow'


Courthouse News Service
www.courthousenews.com
LOS ANGELES (CN) - The nation's biggest court announced Monday extraordinary staff cuts and courtroom closures as a result of both California's budget crisis and long term policy by the top administrative brass for California's courts. "These are extraordinary measures, never before seen i...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:11:34 +0100

Beware of Bogus Process Servers


Beware Bogus Process Servers
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They used to just call on the phone and threaten to arrest you. Now scammers are actually posing as process...