| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
State
of Minnesota 4th Judicial District Court - Hennepin County |
| Name
of program itself: |
Self
Help Centers |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
Government
Center- PSL |
| Address
of program line 2 - Main location: |
300
S. 6th Street |
| City: |
Minneapolis |
| State: |
MN |
| Zip: |
55487 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(612)
348-9399 and (612) 596-8519 |
| Fax
for the public: |
(612)
348-2131 |
| E-mail
for the public: |
http://www.mncourts.gov/district/4/?page=1329 |
| Website
for the public: |
http://www.mncourts.gov/district/4/?page=397 |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program serves: |
Hennepin
County, large urban and suburban |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Probate |
|
Child
Support |
|
Guardianship |
|
Landlord
Tenant |
|
General
Civil |
|
Small
Claims |
|
Traffic |
|
Other |
| Program
started: |
August,
1997 |
| 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 |
|
A
self-help center staffed with attorneys |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual staff |
|
A
volunteer program |
|
Written
guidelines for court staff for provision of assistance |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
One-on-one
help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms -
Family, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims, Traffic, Other |
|
Telephone
assistance -
Family, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims, Traffic, Other |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual materials -
Family, Small Claims, Traffic |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Traffic,
Other |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (for hearings) -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Traffic,
Other |
|
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small Claims, Traffic, Other |
|
Interactive
Web-based forms - Family |
|
In-person
workshops - Family |
|
Videotaped
workshops -
Family, Small Claims |
| Program
provides training regarding working with self-represented litigants
for: |
Judges,
Attorneys, program volunteers |
| 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 |