I am interested in finding public records for a Santa Cruz County (CA,
USA) Superior Civil Court proceeding.  These are public records that I
can get at the Santa Cruz County courthouse; I would just like to
access them via the internet.
I am interested in Santa Cruz County Civil Superior Court Case #
CV147985 and CV147798.  I am particularly interested in the original
'Compliant' from the Plantiff (Patricia Perry) and the "Answer" or
"Response" from the Defendants: Brian Clayton and Downey Savings and
Loan.
Is this available anywhere on the web?
Thank you,
Josh Defosset

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 31 Dec 2004 10:14 PST

Josh,

The answer to your question appears to be "Yes and No".

The court DOES have an online system to access case information by
case #.  I pulled up the records for CV147985 to have a look.  The
online information includes the docket -- which is a list of all the
parties involved, and the documents and proceedings in the case.  The
docket includes SOME links to more detailed information on SOME of the
documents, but it's hit or miss as to whether the information will
meet your needs.

For instance, there's this:

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CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 
09/15/2004 - 8:29 AM DEPT. 8 

HONORABLE IRWIN H. JOSEPH, PRESIDING    
CLERK: LYNDA WILLIAMS    
REPORTER: CAROL JORDAN    
BAILIFF: TAMMY SMITH    
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RICHARD GORMAN, ESQ., COUNSEL APPEARING TELEPHONICALLY FOR PATRICIA PERRY    
EDWARD SMITH, ESQ., COUNSEL APPEARING TELEPHONICALLY FOR DOWNEY
SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION F A
LISA KILLINGBECK, ESQ., COUNSEL APPEARING TELEPHONICALLY FOR BRIAN CLAYTON    
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THE COURT ADMONISHES MR. GORMAN NOT TO FILE NOTICES OF UNAVAILABILITY
IN THE FUTURE.
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COUNSEL ADVISE(S) THE COURT OF THE FOLLOWING:   
SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WERE ONGOING, BUT NOT NOW. HOWEVER, THE CASE
STILL MAY SETTLE IN A WEEK. PLAINTIFFS DEPOSITION IS NOTICED IN 10
DAYS. PLAINTIFF IS STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY.
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IT IS ORDERED:   
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JURY TRIAL REQUESTED BY DEFENDANT DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN.    
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THIS MATTER IS SET FOR JURY TRIAL ON 04/11/05 AT 09:00. (TRIAL
ASSIGNMENT WILL HAVE BEEN MADE FROM, OR TRIAL IS ASSIGNED TO,
DEPARTMENT 1.)
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TIME ESTIMATE: 2 - 3 DAYS    
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THE CASE WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR TRIAL AT MASTER CALENDAR CALL ON
04/08/05 AT 01:30 IN DEPARTMENT 1.
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TRIAL COUNSEL ARE TO BE PRESENT ON 4/8/05 WITH MOTIONS IN LIMINE,
WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS, PROPOSED VOIR DIRE AND JURY INSTRUCTIONS.
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THE COURT ADVISES COUNSEL THAT IF ALL COUNSEL WISH TO HAVE A
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, THEY SHOULD SEND A REQUEST TO THE COURT.

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Like I said....hit or miss.

Let me know if you want me to post the details of accessing the system
as an answer to your question.


pafalafa-ga