Tuesday, April 9, 2019: 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Tuesday, August 13, 2019: 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019: 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

This class offers an overview of the process and procedures of a lawsuit filed in Superior Court from both the plaintiff and defendant’s viewpoints.

Class covers:

• Filing and serving plaintiff’s complaint
• Filing and serving defendant’s response
• Discovery rules and procedures involving both parties
• Alternative dispute resolution and trial preparation

Location:

Compton Public Library
240 West Compton Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
310-637-0202

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Registration Fees: FREE

Friday, June 15, 2018  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday, August 10, 2018  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Were you denied housing or employment based on a criminal record? An expungement is a way to break barriers for a brighter future. Certain misdemeanors can be changed to "expunged" on your record showing the case was effectively dismissed. The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office provides free record-cleaning services. Attorneys and paralegals will help in filling out expungement forms and reducing nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors through Prop 47.

Free one-on-one assistance provided with:

• Obtaining a criminal history report for cases in LA County
• Filing a petition to expunge certain misdemeanors
• Getting a nonviolent felony reduced to a misdemeanor under Prop 47
• Getting some marijuana offenses cleared under Prop 64

Registration Fee: FREE

Presented by: Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

All or welcome to join us for a discussion about police-community relations and improving communication. This will be your opportunity to share ideas about how communities and police can build constructive relationships.

Presented by:

• Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
• Jamon Hicks, Civil and Criminal Defense Litigator, Douglas Hicks Law Firm

Registration fees: FREE
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, August 6:  9:00 am - 11:30 am
Tuesday, September 3, 10, 17, 24:  9:00 am - 11:30 am
Tuesday, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29:  9:00 am - 11:30 am
Tuesday, November 5, 12, 19:  9:00 am - 11:30 am
Tuesday, December 3, 10, 17:  9:00 am - 11:30 am

This workshop is intended for people who are representing themselves in family law court and who want to file a paternity action and establish child custody, child visitation, and child support orders.

This workshop will provide:

• Information on the paternity process and basic legal terms in a paternity proceeding
• Step-by-step instructions on how to fill out specific forms filed in a paternity action

Children are not allowed in the workshop.

Class taught in English.

Location: Sign-Up takes place at LA Law Library, Torrance Branch, Torrance Courthouse, 825 Maple Avenue, Room 110, Torrance, CA 90503

Arrive by 8 a.m. the day of the workshop. No admittance after 9:00 a.m.

This workshop is offered on a first-come first-served basis; take a number from the board outside of the Law Library, Room 110. Once you have a number wait outside of the library.

Only the first 20 Petitioners may attend

Registration fees: Free

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.