Civil Litigation
Jun. 10, 2024
Superior Court to assign select civil cases to other divisions to ease backlog
Judges that volunteered to assist the Civil Division have had "significant" training in the fundamentals of the cases they will be assigned.
The Los Angeles County Superior Court will assign personal injury and limited jurisdiction unlawful detainer cases to judges outside the Civil Division starting on Monday to ease backlogs exacerbated by the pandemic, judicial retirements and vacancies.
Cases ready for trial will be referred to Dept. 1 for assignment. If the assignment is not timely challenged, a transfer order will be issued with directions to report to the assigned judge outside the Civil Division. The assigned j...
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