Ventura Superior Court Budget Reduction Measures: Including Layoffs, Furloughs, Partial Court
Closures and Reduced Service Hours
Please refer to the
Court’s site for updated info. This
material was taken from their notices and may be subject to change.
·
CLOSURES:
o
The majority of the courtrooms and all clerks'
offices at all three courthouse locations will be closed on November 23, 2011,
December 23, 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2011 to mitigate the impact of additional
unpaid employee furlough days on court operations.
o
THESE ARE NOT COURT HOLIDAYS: These partial closure days are not court
holidays, so statutory deadlines will not be extended.
o Limited courtrooms will be open to hear
urgent matters.
o A courtroom will be open at the Juvenile
Justice Center for urgent juvenile matters.
o All Simi Valley courtrooms will be closed.
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FILING:
o
Drop boxes are currently provided outside each
clerical office for filing papers or submitting payments. Documents placed in
the boxes by 5:00 p.m. are deemed deposited for filing that same business day.
Most cases already calendared for hearing will be rescheduled and the affected
parties notified by the court.
o The exterior walk-up window on the north
side of the Hall of Justice at the Government Center on 800 South Victoria Ave.
will be open between 8:00 am. And 6:45 p.m. for handling criminal/traffic
payments and collections payments only.
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HOURS:
o
Effective Tuesday, January 3, 2012, the hours of
the Clerk's Office, Monday through Friday, shall be 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for
traffic, civil, small claims, family law, criminal, juvenile, probate and
records.
o
Phone hours will be from 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.,
and 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
o
The Walk-up Express Window at the main Ventura
Courthouse for Traffic and Collections payments only will remain open from 8:00
a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Monday through Friday.
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN PROCESSING OF CIVIL FILINGS
Effective October
11, 2011, case initiating papers, including complaints, applications and
petitions, application for renewal of judgment and clerk and court default
judgment packets (except for requests for entry of defaults) will be processed
in the Ventura clerk's office only.
Documents relating to Unlawful Detainers will be excluded.
A drop box is located directly outside of the clerks’ office and
documents placed in the box by 5:00 p.m. will be deemed deposited for filing
that same business day.
Contact:
Julie Camacho (Ventura) 805.654.2247 or Keri Griffith (East County)
805.582.8076
For more information, please refer to the Public Notices:
Partial Court Closures November and December 2011
Reduction in Operating Hours for 2012
