Description: Summary: The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee is proposing a new rule and a new form for optional use in unlawful detainer cases to promote settlement opportunities through the use of alternative dispute resolution processes. The new rule states a policy favoring at least one opportunity for participation in some form of pretrial dispute resolution, and would allow a court to shorten the existing deadline for submitting a mandatory settlement conference statement. The proposed new form would allow parties to submit any settlement agreement they reached to the court and ask for either an order without judgment or a stipulated judgment. Deadline: Comments must be submitted by Friday, January 20, 2023 at, 5:00 PM (Pacific Time).

Category: Civil and Small Claims

Item Number: W23-03

Deadline: January 20, 2023

File: w23-03.pdf