Monday, November 4, 2002
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Superior Court Releases List of Courtroom Reassignments in Wake of Budget Cuts
By a MetNews Staff Writer
Cases assigned to nearly three dozen closed Los Angeles Superior Court courtrooms have been redistributed, but in many cases lawyers and parties with matters pending in those departments won’t know where to report until they arrive at the courthouse.
The Superior Court on Thursday released the department numbers of the courtrooms to be closed as part of a budget-cutting process that included the layoff of nearly 100 employees and the loss of several bench officer positions.
In a chart made available on the court’s website at www.lasuperiorcourt.org, and reproduced on this page, the court identified Depts. 7 and 44 in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse downtown, Divs. 31 and 43 at the Foltz Courthouse, also known as the Criminal Courts Building, and courtrooms in 21 other courthouses around the county for closure. Most closures become effective today.
In cases that have been moved to entirely different courthouses—criminal matters in Monrovia and South Gate, and custody criminal matters in Hollywood—the court has already notified lawyers, defendants and public agencies by mail, spokeswoman Pat Kelly said.
In civil cases, lawyers, litigants and others who have received no notice and have cases assigned to closed courtrooms are instructed to make their next scheduled appearances as planned.
“You should go to the courtroom where the case was last assigned,” the court advised in an Oct. 31 news release and on its website. “You should find a notice posted there directing you to the courtroom to which your case has been transferred.”
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New Locations for Cases |
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Stanley Mosk |
Ltd. Civil/Small Claims Civil |
Div. 7 |
Cases will be reassigned at Mosk Courthouse. |
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Dept.44 |
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(effective 11/18/02) |
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Central Civil West |
Civil Long Cause |
Dept 312 |
Cases will be reassigned at Central Civil West. |
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Civil Long Cause |
Dept 313 |
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Civil Long Cause |
Dept 316 |
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Foltz Criminal Justice Center |
1 Prelim/Prop 36 |
Div. 31 |
Cases will be reassigned at Foltz. |
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(Formerly called Criminal Courts |
1 Preliminary Exam |
Div. 43 |
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East Los Angeles Courthouse |
1 Traffic/ Small Claims |
Div. 1 |
Cases will be reassigned to six remaining courtrooms at East Los Angeles. |
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Metropolitan Courthouse |
1 Criminal Trials |
Div. 62 |
Cases will be reassigned at Metropolitan. |
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1 Traffic Arraignment |
Div.65 |
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1 Criminal Trials |
Div. 73 |
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Hollywood Courthouse |
In-custody criminal |
Various |
In-custody criminal cases reassigned to Central Arraignment Court. |
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Northeast District |
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Monrovia Courthouse |
1 Criminal |
Div. 1 |
All criminal matters transferred to Alhambra. |
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(Formerly called Santa Anita |
1 Criminal |
Div. 2 |
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Southeast District |
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Downey Courthouse |
1 Criminal/Limited Civil/ |
Div.3 |
Cases to be reassigned at Downey. Downey also receives all criminal except Drug Court from South Gate. |
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Small Claims Appeals |
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Bellflower Courthouse |
1 Traffic/Limited Civil/ |
Div. 2 |
Cases to be reassigned at Bellflower. |
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(Formerly called Los Cerritos |
Small Claims Appeals |
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Whittier Courthouse |
1 Traffic/Small Claims/ |
Div. 6 |
Cases to be reassigned at Whittier, which also receives Drug Court cases from South Gate. |
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Limited Civil |
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South Gate Courthouse |
All criminal matters |
Various |
All criminal matters, except Drug Court, at South Gate, in-custody and non-custody, reassigned to Downey. Drug Court cases reassigned to Whittier. |
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West District |
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Santa Monica Courthouse |
1 Small Claims |
Dept. V |
Cases to be reassigned at Santa Monica. |
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Appeals/General Civil |
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West Los Angeles Courthouse |
1 Small Claims |
99A |
Cases to be reassigned at West L.A. |
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Culver City Courthouse |
1 Small Claims/Traffic |
Div. 2 |
Cases to be reassigned at Culver City. |
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Beverly Hills Courthouse |
1 Small Claims |
BH |
Cases to be reassigned at Beverly Hills. |
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Airport Courthouse |
1 Criminal |
Div. 140 |
Cases to be reassigned at Airport. |
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Malibu (Friday AM) |
1 Small Claims |
Div. 5 |
Cases to be reassigned at Malibu. |
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East District |
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West Covina Courthouse |
1 Small Claims |
Div.2 |
Cases to be reassigned at West Covina. |
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Pomona North Courthouse |
1 Small Claims |
Div. 6 |
Cases to be reassigned at Pomona. |
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North Valley District |
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Chatsworth Courthouse |
1 Criminal/Limited Civil |
F46 |
Cases to be reassigned at Chatsworth. |
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1 Criminal |
F49 |
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Northwest District |
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Van Nuys East Courthouse |
1 General Civil |
I |
Cases to be reassigned at Van Nuys East or Van Nuys West. |
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1 General Civil |
V |
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1 Small Claims |
Div. 125 |
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Van Nuys West Courthouse |
1 Traffic |
Div. 104 |
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1 Criminal |
Div. 111 |
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Southwest District |
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Inglewood Courthouse |
1 Small Claims |
Div. 9 |
Cases to be reassigned at Inglewood. |
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