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L.A. Superior Court: Notice of Fee Changes

Posted January 10, 2014 in Conference, Education, Membership

Los Angeles Superior Court News Release
Public Information Office
Website: www.lasuperiorcourt.org
E-mail Address: PublicInfo@LASuperiorcourt.org

Effective January 1, 2014

The Los Angeles Superior Court Fee Schedule has been changed to reflect the various changes in Civil, Family Law, and Probate filing fees which have increased or changed as a result of recent legislation.|

New Fees

• $40 fee for a request for a special notice in a decedent’s estate, guardianship, conservatorship, and trust proceedings. [Government Code section 70662 and Probate Codes 1250, 2700, and 17204]

• $50 fee to cover trial court costs associated with administering trust accounts for payment of reporter’s transcript costs in civil appeals. [Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.130(b)(1) and Government Code 70632]

Increased Fees

• (none)

Amended Language re Existing Fee

Note, in October 2013, Government Code section 68086(a)(1), was amended to change the description for reasonable costs of official court reporting services, provided pursuant to Section 269 of the Code of Civil Procedure as follows:

• $30 for services of an official court reporter for proceedings anticipated to last one hour or less.

• $382 for services of an official court reporter for proceedings lasting more than one hour, but less than four.

$764 for services of an official court reporter for proceedings lasting four hours or more.

L.A. Superior Court Presiding Judge Addresses Gov. Brown’s 2014-15 Budget

Posted January 10, 2014 in Education, Legislation, Membership

Los Angeles Superior Court News Release
Public Information Office
Website: www.lasuperiorcourt.org
E-mail Address: PublicInfo@LASuperiorcourt.org

Jan, 9, 2014

Statement from Presiding Judge David S. Wesley

Today, I along with Assistant Presiding Judge Carolyn Kuhl and Executive Officer/Clerk Sherri R. Carter, issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s proposed budget.

The Governor’s budget proposal released today includes an increase of $100 million for trial court operations.  We are heartened that Governor Jerry Brown recognizes that, after sharing so much of the devastating cuts to state government over the past 5 years, the trial courts should be part of the investment he is making in shoring up California’s infrastructure.

This is the beginning of the budget process, not the end. So we cannot be certain what the Governor’s proposal will mean for our Court for several months.

Nonetheless, it is important to put this proposal in context. As currently stated, the increased funding may prove adequate to cover our Court’s existing unfunded costs and anticipated cost increases for the next fiscal year. If there is funding available after covering those costs, our first priority would be to sufficiently staff the Consolidation Plan we put in place last Spring. Under the Consolidation Plan, our Court maintains courtrooms in every case type, continues to provide self-help services, maintains access to domestic violence and civil harassment orders, and otherwise maintains the full spectrum of adjudicative functions (including, for instance, small claims).

Unfortunately, given a required 25% reduction in staff, we are only able to maintain access to justice at the price of widespread delays and backlogs. Any additional available funding, combined with the aggressive program of reengineering and restructuring currently underway, should allow our Court to significantly reduce the largest and most troubling backlogs and delays.

We remain committed to providing the level of accessibility to justice in the Los Angeles Superior Court that litigants, attorneys and the public deserve and we hope that this budget year proves to the be first step down that path.”