Oct. 29, 2016
State court filings drop, although more complex cases do not
Court filings declined by more than 660,000 cases, or 9 percent, in fiscal year 2014-15, according to Judicial Council data.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Court filings declined by more than 660,000 cases, or 9 percent, in fiscal year 2014-15, according to Judicial Council data.
The report, released Thursday, found that the largest changes in statewide filings were in the less complex and resource-intensive limited jurisdiction case types, such as misdemeanors and infractions, small claims and limited civil.
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