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individual appointments. The legal staff provides assistance with a narrow list of issues, including complaints and answers for simple civil cases, requests for default judgments and motions to set them aside; name changes; oppositions to civil forfeiture; guardianship, and limited probate assistance.
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In 2016, the SCPLL joined the
Council of California County Law Libraries in a celebration of 125 years of providing services to individuals in the state. Senator Wolk introduced Senate Resolution S-83 in the 2015-2016 California Legislature commending California County Law Libraries and recognizing
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provide for access to justice by assisting self-represented litigants. “California County law
Libraries are an essential component of the justice system and reduce stress on the overburdened court system in the state.” The County of Sacramento and the City of Sacramento adopted similar resolutions.
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In 2008 the
Sacramento County Superior Court received a grant to help fund a civil self-help center to assist self-represented litigants with general civil matters. The Civil Self Help Center (CSHC) began as a joint project between the Sacramento Superior Court, the VLSP of Northern California (now
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that includes books, periodicals, audio recordings for attorney MCLE credit, CD-ROMS with forms, websites and has electronic access to thousands of additional titles including law journals, legal treatises, restatements, treaties and much more. Onsite access is free at the law library to a select
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made up of 5 Superior Court judges, a County
Counsel Board of Supervisors delegate, and a local attorney appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The law library, like other California county law libraries, is funded by a fixed percentage of the local county superior court civil filing fees,
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Since its founding days, the mission of the law library has been to provide free access to legal information to the judiciary, to state and county officials, to members of the State Bar of
California, and to all residents of the county. Today, the Law Library's primary patrons are members of the
20:(SCPLL) is a “public” law library in the capital city of the State of California. In 1891 the state of California enacted statutes mandating an independent law library in every county. Since its inception SCPLL has provided free public access to legal information.
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The SCPLL is a practice library, focusing on practical materials for attorneys and the public. The law library acquires and maintains major
California primary and secondary legal resources, in addition to certain U.S. federal and general legal publications and
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August 11, 2016 as “California County Law
Library Day.” The adopted resolution recognized the national crisis and growing number of individuals who do not have access to legal representation, and the service
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Advance (includes Shepards), HeinOnline, Ebsco's Legal Information Reference Center (Nolo self-help ebooks), CEB's OnLAW, Wolters Kluwers' VitalLaw, and other e-subscriptions.
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materials written for lay people. The
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Sacramento Superior Court at 720 9th Street. The law library was located in the basement of the courthouse.
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MCLE CD's for Self-Study : Audio-visual resources that meet minimum continuing legal education (MCLE)
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