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Report to the Legislature | Report on Remote Civil Proceedings
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Summary
Assembly Bill 177 (Stats. 2021, ch. 257, § 4) requires the Judicial Council to submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor by January 1, 2023, on the use of remote technology in civil actions by the trial courts. The report provides county-specific data that includes (1) the number of proceedings conducted with the use of remote technology, (2) technology issues affecting remote proceedings, (3) relevant expenditure information related to remote proceedings, (4) the impact of remote proceedings on court users’ ability to access the courts, (5) the impact of the use of remote proceedings on case backlogs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, (6) information regarding court workers’ and court users’ experiences using remote technology, and (7) other information necessary to evaluate the use of remote proceedings by the courts. The attached report fulfills these Legislative reporting requirements.