Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
LOS ANGELES — In small claims court, where plaintiffs and defendants often represent themselves and the amounts don’t exceed five figures, unique challenges abound. For Judge Ray A. Santana, his history as a longtime public defender and East Los Angeles native provide the tools to handle those hurdles.
In Santana’s downtown LA courtroom, high-priced attorneys are a rarity and multimillion-dollar resolutions an impossibil... (continued)