CRC 1580 et seq. took effect on January 1, 2001 and will apply to cases filed after June 30, 2001. Specifically, the plaintiff should receive a packet from the court containing information about available ADR options and an ADR stipulation form. The plaintiff should serve this material on all other parties. I invite you to review these changes on the CADRe website at http://www.sbcadre.org/rules/califrules1580. htm. I’m working on a revision to the CADRe Program Information handout that will conform with the new requirements.

We have also been working on a revision of Local Rule 1102 to make it conform with the timing guidelines in CRC 212, and to make the language of the rule better reflect the actual referral process into the program. I expect this revision to take effect on July 1.

The Case Management Conference Memo form is newly–revised and in circulation now. We have changed the forms section of the CADRe website so that all forms used in the program can now be edited online using either the Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 program that can be downloaded for free if it isn’t already installed on your computer OR the complete Adobe Acrobat 4.0 application software. All the forms and instructions are available on the CADRe website at http://www.sbcadre.org/forms/ct_forms.htm. Early reports from users are positive, but please let me know ASAP if you have any problems using these new versions of the forms.

I’m up in the Santa Maria office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays now, so the Santa Barbara office is closed on these days. I can be reached in Santa Maria at 346-7404, but you can always leave a message for me at the Santa Barbara number (568-3124). I check the voicemail system several times each hour when I’m out of the office and I will promptly return your call.

The program continues to enjoy respectable resolution and satisfaction rates. I will discuss the latest program statistics in a subsequent report.

As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions on how the CADRe office might better serve your needs. I can be reached by phone at 805-568-3124, or by e-mail at cprofio@sbcourts.org.

Thank you,

Chris Profio
CADRe Director