Urgent Action Request

The Ventura County Mexican American Bar Association would like to encourage local attorneys to submit Reports on the Effects of Judicial Branch Budget Reductions on Legal Practitioners, Their Clients, and Court Users to the Judicial Council Office of California.

The Council is seeking reports of the impact this budget crisis is having - in human terms; detailing specific incidents, including, but not limited to the following information: 

Your submission should include enough information to enable the Judicial Council to aggregate similar stories and present a picture of the cumulative effects on the public:

1. The trial court at which the incident you are describing occurred;

2. The type of case you or your client brought before the court;

3. The specific reduction in programs or services that impacted you or your client; and,

4. The immediate, subsequent or residual effect that the reduction had on you and your client, and what that means in terms of access to and the delivery of justice.

5. Your contact information should the Judicial Council need to follow up with you on your submission.

It is not enough to say the lines are long, or that there is a backlog in processing judgments, but if that is the effect you are reporting, please articulate how that impact is felt by your client, what the result of it is on your client's life or well-being.

Please submit reports to:

Donna Hershkowitz

Assistant Director

donna.hershkowitz@jud.ca.gov

Office of Governmental Affairs

Judicial Council of California - Administrative Office of the Courts

770 L Street, Suite 700

Sacramento, CA 95814

Tel: 916.323.3121

Fax: 916.323.4347

dia.poole@jud.ca.gov

www.courts.ca.gov

Public Notice: Ventura Superior Court Budget

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.

·         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.

·         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

MABA Monthly Meeting - Nov. 4, 2011

This month's MABA Meeting will take place on November 4, 2011 at 12 noon at:

Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP
100 Town Center Drive
Oxnard, CA 93036
(805)485-1000

WLVC's 5th Annual Legacy Dinner

Join VC MABA  

at the 

5th Annual Legacy Dinner

  hosted by 

Women Lawyers of Ventura County

Honoring the Recipients of the 2011

LEGACY AWARD - Hannah-Beth Jackson

HOLLY SPEVAK AWARD - Verna Kagan

Thursday, November 3, 2011

5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Herzog Wine Cellars

Tierra Sur Restaurant

3201 Camino Del Sol, Oxnard, CA

Wine Tasting - Hors D’oeuvres - Silent Auction

Starting @ 5:30 p.m., Dinner @ 6:30 p.m.

Cost is $60 members/ $75 non--members

(Become a WLVC Member for 2012 & the Dinner cost is $60)

Add the event to your google calendar by clicking on the VC MABA Calendar!

Download the flyer here!

Save the Date: Education Foundation of the VC MABA, Inc. Annual Scholarship Dinner

Please join VC MABA at the

Education Foundation of the VC MABA, Inc. Annual Scholarship Dinner

Courtyard Marriot, Oxnard, California

No-host cocktail hour 5:30 p.m., Dinner served at 6:30 p.m.

Keynote Speaker:

Retired Justice Carlos Moreno, who served as an Associate Justice of the

California Supreme Court for a decade, is honoring us to commemorate our

inaugural event and share his wisdom and perspective from his judicial experience.

Honoring:

Assemblymember Luis A. Alejo, former Mayor of Watsonville and legal aid

attorney, with the President’s Award for his contribution and support of

diversity in our society and youth in the California State Legislature.

Cecilia Isaac with the Alice McGrath Warrior for Justice Award for outstanding

service as former Lead Interpreter with the Ventura County Superior Court, where

she provided outstanding service for our non-English speaking and sign language

community.

Tickets are $65.00 per person. All proceeds go to scholarships.

Please contact: Rennee Dehesa at rdehesa@nchc.com or (805) 988-8324

to purchase tickets, become a sponsor, or for more information.

Click here to download the flyer.

March/Vigil & Apron Exhibition in Memory of Domestic Violence Survivors and Victims

Please save the date Friday October 28, 2011 and join us!!!

Lideres Campesinas will hold a MARCH/VIGIL AND APRON EXHIBITION in memory of the survivors and victims of domestic violence.

Click here to download the flyer with all the details about this event in English or Spanish.

Save and Restore Ormond Beach!

YOU CAN HELP ORMOND BEACH PLEASE SHOW UP AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY OCTOBER 11th @ 7:30 pm





“Ormond Beach is considered by wetland experts to be the most important wetland restoration opportunity in southern California. Unlike other coastal wetland restoration projects in southern California, there is room to restore the approximate extent of historic wetlands, provide surrounding upland habitat to complete the ecosystem and accommodate sea level rise. The biological significance of this area has been recognized and its restoration potential endorsed by all of the federal and state resource agencies that participate in the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project” http://scc.ca.gov/2010/01/07/ormond-beach-wetlands-restoration-project/

Protecting & restoring the Ormond Beach wetlands also will mean JOBS and tourist dollars for Oxnard. The California Coastal Conservancy (our tax dollars) is poised to spend MILLIONS here in Oxnard towards that goal

Changing the 2030 General Plan designation of Ormond Beach to Resource Protection will also protect it from potential future industrial abuse. (For example, the City of Oxnard, may have to permit a third power plant to be built on our beach because of historic lack of vision, bad planning, and wrong decisions.)

Ormond Beach belongs to the people of Oxnard. The City government and the residents must be responsible stewards now and for the future.

Here's what YOU can do:

• Come to Oxnard City Council Chambers on October 11 at 7:30 p.m. @ 300 W. 3rd Street
• Tell City Council members that Ormond Beach Wetlands belongs to all of us and its restoration and protection will bring clean and good jobs and tourist dollars to Oxnard.
• Tell City Council members to make the following changes to the 2030 General Plan land use map to support the Coastal Conservancy's restoration plan: change the Gateway Park area, the GenOn power plant, and the area south of Hueneme Road between Edison and Arnold Roads to "resource protection".
• Tell City Council members that if they do not do the right thing, you will not support them at their next elections.
• Tell Council members that the future of Oxnard rests on their shoulders and it is time for the Council to act with vision, courage & leadership. Pass this on to your family and friends.

It's important - Please do it now!

Contact your Oxnard City Council members and let them know what you think:

Dr. Thomas E. Holden: drtomholden@aol.com
Dr. Irene G. Pinkard: irene.pinkard@ci.oxnard.ca.us
Bryan A. MacDonald: bryan.macdonald@ci.oxnard.ca.us
Tim Flynn: timbflynn@gmail.com
Carmen Ramírez: carmen4oxnard@gmail.com