Grand Haven, Michigan. The Holland Sentinel reports that the Ottawa Friend of the Court is now offering online dispute resolution (ODR) for families with parenting time disputes. The Friend of the Court is part of the Michigan 20th Circuit Court.
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Michigan 21st District Court adds Online Warrant Resolution
Congratulations to the 21st District Court in Garden City, Michigan! The court launched online access to resolve misdemeanor warrants in August, 2020.
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Trends in State Courts: Interoperable Court Technology
The article “Assembling a Case Management System with LEGO®-like Blocks” (PDF) provides a vision of and standards for interoperable court technology. The Court Component Model was included in the National Center for State Courts’ 2020 Trends in State Courts.
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Magistrate: Online Adjudication Reduces Foot Traffic at Court
The 16th District Court in Livonia, Michigan has had online traffic adjudication since April 2016. As of May, 2020, they have handled over 8,100 cases online!
Hear from Magistrate Barbara Scherr, in an excerpt from a 2018 webinar, how the option for the public to handle their business online reduces foot traffic at the court.
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Online Resolution Helps Prosecutors Resolve Traffic Citations Quickly and Safely
The Farmers Branch Municipal Court (Texas) has had online case resolution in place since January 2018. As of May, 2020, they have handled over 5,000 cases online!
Hear from City Prosecutor Nicole Corr how it has changed her work at the court.
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Fort Collins Municipal Court now offers Red-Light Camera Citation Resolution Online
Congratulations to the Fort Collins Municipal Court for extending access to the court online. They launched the option for motorists to request that their red-light violation be reviewed online in April, 2020.
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The Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Florida (Miami-Dade) now offers online traffic adjudication
Congratulations to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, in Miami-Dade County. The court has launched an online case resolution site for traffic citations via Matterhorn.
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Online Traffic Adjudication now available in Redford, Michigan
The 17th District Court in Redford Township, Michigan, now allows drivers to dispute their traffic citations online via Matterhorn.
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Michigan MI-Resolve ODR featured in The Indiana Lawyer
April 29, 2020 – The Indiana Lawyer profiled experts in online dispute resolution and online mediation. The article, by Olivia Covington, featured experts such as Doug Van Epps, director of the Michigan Court’s Office of Dispute Resolution, and Pew Charitable Trusts’ Erika Rickard. The article also uses Michigan’s MI-Resolve system as a case study showing the benefits.
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Michigan Supreme Court expands ODR in Michigan to Oakland County
People in Oakland County now have the option to resolve disputes online via MI-Resolve, sponsored by the Michigan Supreme Court and powered by Matterhorn. MI-Resolve provides an option to work through disputes online with the support of mediators. As of late April 2020, MI-Resolve is now available in 18 counties in Michigan.
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