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The California State budget disaster has posed unprecedented challenges for our State Court system. Learn about the new normal and what to expect when you come to court. The Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge and Supervising Judge of Civil will give you an inside perspective on how to save yourself and your clients time and aggravation.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Overview of how trial court budget restrictions have affected courtroom environment, scheduling and flow of cases through the court system
How to cope with delays in setting motions in the trial courts
How to use the Voluntary Efficient Litigation Stipulations, developed by the Los Angeles Superior Court in collaboration with the Bar, to present your case more effectively to an overburdened judge
How to jump-start and short-cut discovery and presentation of key legal issues
Using informal discovery dispute resolution to avoid lengthy delays and voluminous discovery motions
Alternatives to the motion in limine tsunami
When court reporters will and will not be supplied by the court
How to arrange to bring to court a licensed stenographer who can serve as a court reporter pro tempore
Making an effective record with (or without) a court reporter pro tempore
PANELISTS:
JUDGE LEE SMALLEY EDMON
Presiding Judge
Los Angeles Superior Court
JUDGE CAROLYN B. KUHL
Supervising Judge Civil
Los Angeles Superior Court
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