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)