This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Litigation

Jan. 27, 2010

Riverside Civil Courts Reverse Backlog

Two years ago, Riverside County's civil courts were on life support. Attorneys commonly tabled hearings for several weeks or months to discuss trial dates as the judges before whom they were supposed to be appearing grappled with one of the worst docket logjams in the state.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - Two years ago, Riverside County's civil courts were on life support. Attorneys commonly tabled hearings for several weeks or months to discuss trial dates as the judges before whom they were supposed to be appearing grappled with one of the worst docket logjams in the state.

Now, the wait times to get a civil case tried in the county have been cut dramatically, a...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up