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Mar. 30, 2018

Clearly Thoughtful

Commissioner Michael Pearce often writes opinions to explain the reasoning for his small claims orders

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Clearly Thoughtful
Los Angeles County (Downey)

DOWNEY — The bespectacled Commissioner Michael J. Pearce sat on his bench with a furrowed brow. Leaning forward, he rested his hand on a loosely closed fist and listened intently as a parade of unrepresented parties pleaded their cases.

One man, who told the Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner that he is developmentally disabled, detailed his complaint against a management company that oversees the mobile home... (continued)

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