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COFFEETALK!How have the courtbudget cuts affectedyou?Unlawful Detainer matters havebeen severely impacted becauseof the budget cuts. UD’s have been“farmed” out to several different departmentswithin the Superior Courtin Martinez, Richmond and Pittsburg.After the closing of the ConcordCourt, and Walnut Creek Court onlydoing traffic, it has put a strain onall of our summary proceedings. Insome cases, the Superior Court Judgesin Martinez would call their regularcivil calendar and after an hour or so,would then call the UD calendar.Since then, Commissioner Richardshas gone back to doing UD’s inPittsburg and Richmond as well ashis busy traffic calendar, and for thatwe are truly grateful! In addition, theassistance of the volunteer attorneysserving as pro tems has made animprovement on the flow of the UDand small claims calendars. However,a regular presiding Commissionerwould be extremely beneficial, atleast for the Martinez calendar.Terri L. BrewerIn October, 2012 a three day trial wasset for August, 2013. While this is acase of some significance and whilethe issues are limited to support andfees, this is the earliest we could geton the calendar of the particularjudge to whom we were assigned.That individual is no longer handlingfamily law.AnonymousMy largest commercial collectionclient has stopped litigating in Californiabecause of the delays in theCourts state-wide, including ContraCosta County. The client, which is locatedin Illinois, has determined thatwith the delays and increased fees,suing does not make economic sense.The paralegal assigned to Californiaaccounts is no longer employed bythe client. My income will be reducedas a result of the cutbacks.AnonymousI am presently participating in complicatedproperty damage—inversecondemnation jury trial in Department13 before Judge Brady (Kellyv. CCWD). Due to the recent budgetcut-backs, our trial time has been basicallylimited to four (4) afternoonsper week, with an occasional Fridaymorning thrown in when the Courtcan arrange the schedule.The pace of the trial is very slowgiven only 2 ¾ hours per day. Afterfour weeks of trial, plaintiffs’ counselis still presenting his case. The jury isgetting antsy, and just yesterday theBailiff informed us that several jurorsare concerned with their availabilityshould the trial go past April 15th,which it surely will. Judge Bradyfears we will lose some jurors whichcould result in a mistrial.These budget cuts have increased thecost of trial, created witness schedulingdifficulties, caused witnesses,most of whom are experts chargingfor their time, an undue burden ofreturning to court for multiple days,and prevented the court from hearingother trials.Craig L. JudsonBold Polisner Maddow Nelson& Judson34MAY 2013
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