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The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act allows specific people, called “petitioners,” to ask the court to create a voluntary CARE agreement or court-ordered CARE plan for other persons, called "respondents," who have certain untreated severe mental illnesses, specifically schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders. A CARE agreement or plan may include treatment, housing support, and other services.
CARE Act proceedings involve assessments and hearings to determine whether the respondent meets eligibility requirements. A county behavioral health agency will be involved in the process. If the person qualifies for CARE, a CARE agreement or plan can be made.
What are CARE agreements and CARE plans?
CARE agreements
A CARE agreement is a voluntary agreement entered into by the respondent and the county behavioral health agency after a court has found that the respondent is eligible for the CARE process. The CARE agreement will include an individualized range of community-based services and support, which can consist of clinical services; behavioral health care; counseling; specialized psychotherapies, programs and treatments; stabilization medications; a housing plan; and other forms of support provided through a local government entity.
CARE plans
A CARE plan is a court-ordered plan that includes the same elements as a CARE agreement. If a CARE agreement is not reached and a clinical evaluation indicates that the respondent meets criteria, the court will order the creation of a CARE plan, which will include an individualized range of community-based services and support. Stabilization medications may only be included in a CARE plan if a court finds that the respondent lacks capacity, but the CARE plan cannot force the respondent to take the stabilization medications. 
Who is eligible to participate in the CARE process?
Petitioners and respondents must meet certain criteria to be eligible to participate in the CARE process.
What is required to be a petitioner? 

To file a CARE Act petition, a petitioner must be an adult person who falls into at least one of the following categories: 
Live with the respondent.
Be a spouse or registered domestic partner, parent, sibling, child, or grandparent of the respondent.
Be a person who stands in the place of a parent to the respondent.
The director of a hospital in which the respondent is or was recently hospitalized.
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As a plaintiff, you always need a Summons and a Complaint. The complaint must include at least one cause of action.
You must use the Summons (form SUM-100) and a Civil Case Cover Sheet (form CM-010)
You can use Complaint–Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death (form PLD-PI-001) plus at least one case of action or create your own.
There are several causes of action forms you can use if they fit your situation:
Cause of Action–Motor Vehicle (form PLD-PI-001(1))
Cause of Action–General Negligence (form PLD-PI-001(2))
Cause of Action–Intentional Tort (form PLD-PI-001(3))
Cause of Action–Premises Liability (form PLD-PI-001(4))
If you believe the defendant is not only responsible but acted in such a bad way that they should have to pay more money as punishment for their behavior, you can also ask for exemplary damages (damages to make an example of and to punish the defendant). These can be hard to prove.  You have to show the defendant is guilty of oppression, fraud, or malice under the law. To ask for exemplary damages, you can use Exemplary Damages Attachment (form PLD-PI-001(6)).
For the defendant
As the defendant, you have the right to respond to the lawsuit. If you have not done so already, contact your insurer.  If there is no insurance or they will not cover it then you will probably lose if you do not defend the case. Generally, you must respond within 30 days of being served with the Summons and Complaint. There are several options for how to respond, you can learn more in “Decide What to Do if You are Sued”.
You can also sue the plaintiff back if you feel like the plaintiff caused you damages as well. In some cases, you can even lose the right to sue them later if you do not do it in the same lawsuit. Or, you can sue someone not already part of the lawsuit (a third party) that you think is to blame for the damage or injury, fully or in part.
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At the court date, the judge will decide whether or not your tenant had a good reason (called good cause) for not turning in the Declaration on time after you gave them Notice.
If the judge decides they have good cause, then your eviction case will not go forward at this time. Find out more in COVID-19 eviction protections.
If the judge decides they did not have good cause, then your eviction case can move forward. 

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How the eviction process works
This is a summary of the eviction process. A landlord must meet many legal requirements before they can ask for a court order that says their tenant must move out. There are step-by-step instructions at the bottom of this page with more details.

The landlord gives the tenant a written Notice to do something by a deadline
For example, a Notice might say to fix a problem or move out by a certain date. The deadlines can be very short, like 3 days, or months.
 

The Landlord starts an eviction case in court
If the tenant doesn't do what the Notice says by the deadline, the landlord can file an eviction case (called an unlawful detainer). The landlord must have a copy of the court papers delivered (served) to the tenant.

The tenant has a few days to file a response in court
 If the tenant doesn't respond by the deadline, the landlord can file papers asking a judge to decide the case without their input. If the tenant does respond, either side can ask for a trial where a judge or jury will decide. 

The judge makes a decision
 If the landlord wins, they can ask the judge for papers that tell the sheriff to evict the tenants. The sheriff will post a Notice to Vacate and the tenant has time to move out.

A landlord can’t just 
turn off the power or other utilities, lock a tenant out, or throw out their belongings to get their tenant to move out.  If they do, the landlord may have to pay the tenant a penalty.
 

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Select one of the options below to get specific instructions and information for landlords or tenants for residential evictions: eviction from a home, duplex, condo, apartment, or room.
 
For information about commercial (business), mobile home/RV, hotel/motel, transitional housing, animal, boat, or other non-residential evictions please get legal help.

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2018‑19, which has allowed self-help centers to serve approximately
600,000 people. Absent a continuation of this funding, self-help center
service levels would decrease.
Proposed Self-Help Funding Would Help Promote
Equity. Additionally, funding for self-help centers helps
promote equity. People seeking self-help center services generally are
lower-income and cannot afford the services of an attorney to address
issues that may have significant impacts on their lives—such as divorce,
child custody, domestic violence, eviction, and guardianship issues.
While some of these people may be low-income enough to obtain free legal
representation (such as through the Shriver Program or EAF Program), a
number of them will not be eligible because the income threshold that
must be met to qualify for those programs is quite low. This puts them
at a legal disadvantage compared to those who receive representation or
legal advice, as they do not have the legal knowledge or expertise to
know how to navigate courts processes. For example, such people may have
difficulty identifying, completing, and serving the necessary forms and
documents to initiate a case or to respond to an attorney’s filing.
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Most people solve their legal problems without a trial.  "ADR" can help.
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What is ADR?
ADR ("Alternative Dispute Resolution") is a way to solve legal problems without going through trial.  Two examples are arbitration and mediation.
Arbitration:
Arbitration is like a trial, but it is less formal.  It takes place in an office, not a courtroom.  The parties (people with a legal dispute) present their evidence to an "arbitrator."  The arbitrator decides who wins the case and how much they win.  There are two kinds of arbitration. "Binding" arbitration means that the arbitrator’s decision is final. There is no appeal or trial after that decision. "Nonbinding" arbitration means that after the arbitration, either party can request a trial.  But if the party who requests the trial gets a worse decision at trial, there may be penalties.
Mediation:
Mediation is an opportunity to settle your case on the day set for court trial. A trained mediator will meet with both parties, helping them to achieve a resolution that is agreeable to both sides and which helps each side feel that he/she was heard. The Court encourages people to take advantage of the free mediation services being offered at the Tuolumne Superior Court.
Mediation is nothing like a trial.  The parties meet with a mediator in an office.  The mediator may meet with the parties separately or together.  The mediator listens to all the parties and tries to help them work out a solution that works for everyone.  The mediator does not make a decision, and does not talk to the judge about the case.  If the parties cannot agree on a solution, the case can go to trial.
There are Many Advantages to Mediation
Mediation saves time:
Your dispute may be resolved in less time than it takes to proceed through court.
Mediation saves money:
The number of trips to court are reduced, saving time and money.
Mediation encourages cooperation:
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Analysis of Trial Court Unification in California: Final Report (September 2000, PDF, 274 KB)Results of a qualitative analysis of the impacts of trial court unification on the courts that had unified prior to April 1999, identifying benefits to unification, successful strategies, challenges, and lessons learned.
Trial Court Unification: Fact Sheet (February 2005, PDF, 30 KB)Basic information includes history of the concept of trial court unification, key findings of the AOC's study into the initial impact of trial court unification, and key provisions of Proposition 220.
Unification Dates for Trial Courts (January 2001, PDF, 8 KB)Chart of unification dates, by county.
 

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Purpose: The Chief Justice established the Pretrial Detention Reform Workgroup to provide recommendations on how courts may better identify ways to make release decisions that will treat people fairly, protect the public, and ensure court appearances. In establishing the Workgroup, the Chief Justice recognized the central role of the courts.

Appointed: October 28, 2016
Date of Sunset: October 2017
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Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment Work Group

Purpose: To identify and make recommendations to the Judicial Council to improve how judicial branch entities prevent and address harassing, discriminatory, and inappropriate workplace conduct based on a protected classification.

Final Presentation January 17, 2020 (Video | Report)
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Proposition 66 Rules Working Group

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Review California Rules of Court, Standards of Judicial Administration, Judicial Council forms, and other authorities to determine if modifications are needed to implement the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016.

Date Established: January 16, 2018
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Self-Represented Litigants Task Force

Determines the best ways to assist the growing number of Californians who need legal services but cannot afford an attorney. The task force coordinates the statewide response of the bench and bar to the needs of self-represented, or pro per, parties and helps share information about model pro per programs; implements a statewide action plan for serving self-represented litigants; develops resources for services for self-represented litigants, particularly activities in the statewide action plan that require significant funding; and makes recommendations to the Judicial Council, the State Bar, and other appropriate institutions about additional measures that should be considered to improve court services for self-represented parties.
 

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The Small Court Dependency Workload (SCDW) Working Group was formed to consider changes to the court-appointed–counsel funding methodology as it relates to small courts and to garner input from specific stakeholders about the allocation methodology as it pertains to courts with smaller caseloads to ensure that costs particular to the smaller courts are reflected in the court-appointed–counsel funding allocation methodology workload model.