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Perspective

Feb. 1, 2013

Elimination of ADR programs won't create catastrophic backlogs

In June 2013, the Los Angeles County court system shave millions more from its budget by closing all courtrooms in 10 regional courthouses and eliminating most court-connected ADR programs. By Deborah Rothman


By Deborah Rothman


The Los Angeles County court system has struggled to maintain essential operations through several rounds of drastic budget cuts and will, in June 2013, shave millions more from its budget by closing all courtrooms in 10 regional courthouses and eliminating most court-connected ADR programs.


Los Angeles County case filings typically increase about 1 percent year-over-year. Courts have to maintain a 1:1 ratio between filings, on the o...

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