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Monterey — Request for Mediation - Small Claims
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- Edition
- 2026-09-26
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- Jurisdiction
- Monterey County
Monterey — Request for Mediation - Small Claims¶
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Small Claims Mediation Small Claims Mediation is offered to all Monterey County residents through a granted-funded program in cooperation with the Superior Court of California, Monterey County, the Monterey College of Law, and Mandell-Gisnet Center for Conflict Management. It is a FREE program designed to serve the Community.
In order to participate in the FREE Small Claims Mediation program, BOTH parties must agree to mediation, which can be initiated either by you or by the conflict center by calling (831) 582-4000 and asking for the ADR Coordinator. Once the form has been completed and signed by BOTH parties, please fax to The Monterey College of Law at (831) 582-4095 or email to djones@montereylaw.educourtadr@mandellgisnetcenter.org . Once a fully-completed form has been received, both parties will be notified by telephone, email, or mail of the date and time of the mediation. All mediations will be held at the Monterey College of Law located at 100 Col. Durham Street, Seaside, CA 93955.
If you are not comfortable with the English language, it is the responsibility of the litigants to provide their own interpreter who can interpret for them in the mediation. The Superior Court of California, Monterey County, the Monterey College of Law, and The Mandell-Gisnet Center for Conflict Management DO NOT provide interpreters. *Please complete the information below. Please print legibly. *
Plaintiff:_____________________ Defendant:______________________
Mailing Address:______________ Mailing Address:_________________
City:, State City:, State:__
Zip Code:____________________ Zip Code:_______________________
Telephone:___________________ Telephone:______________________
Email:_______________________ Email:__________________________
Amount of Claim:$_____________
In order to have this claim mediated, both parties must sign and print their names below.
Plaintiff:______________________ Defendant:______________________ (Printed Name) (Printed Name)
Signature:_____________________ Signature:_______________________
Date:_________________________ Date:___________________________
OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Received:____________________ Received by:_________________________
Date, Time, Location of Mediation:_____________________________________________________
Mediator:________________________ Supervising Attorney:__________________