| Name
of court in which program operates: |
California |
| Name
of agency that operates program if different from above: |
Administrative
Office of the Courts |
| Name
of program itself: |
Equal
Access Program |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
455
Golden Gate Ave. |
| City: |
San
Francisco |
| State: |
CA |
| Zip: |
94102 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(415)
865-7739 |
| Fax
for the public: |
(415)
865-7217 |
| E-mail
for the public: |
equalaccess@jud.ca.gov |
| Website
for the public: |
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
State |
| Geographic area
served by this program: |
California |
| Substantive areas
served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Probate |
|
Child
Support |
|
Guardianship |
|
Landlord
Tenant |
|
General
Civil |
|
Small
Claims |
|
Traffic |
|
Other |
| Program started: |
November,
1999 |
| Is
this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in
learning about this approach? |
Yes |
| The
program has: |
A
program director/manager/coordinator |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
Bilingual
or multilingual forms -
Family, Domestic Violence, Small Claims |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual materials -
Family, Domestic Violence, Other |
|
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims,
Traffic, Other |
|
Web-based
information in other languages -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims,
Traffic, Other |
|
Interactive
Web-based forms -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims,
Traffic, Other |
| This
program provides training regarding working with self-represented
litigants for: |
Judges,
court staff, program staff, lay volunteers in the court |
| Does
this program have a high-level, broadly based commission or task force,
sponsored by or including a justice or designee of the highest court
in the jurisdiction to address issues regarding self-represented
litigants? |
Statewide |
| Other
relevant description or information: |
The
Equal Access Project provides funding and technical support to a
variety of self-help programs throughout California.
The project also coordinates the California courts' On-Line Self-Help Center and aids in the development other online resources. For
further information, see: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/equalaccess |