Palmdale, CA

Lawsuits against the **City of Palmdale, California** are tracked in two places. (1) **Office of the City Clerk** — 38300 Sierra Hwy Suite A, Palmdale CA 93550, phone (661) 267-5151, https://www.cityofpalmdaleca.gov/186/City-Clerk. The City Clerk is the official custodian of claims, petitions, and lawsuits filed against the City — they receive the legal service of process and maintain the chain of custody for every claim. **CPRA records request portal** at https://palmdaleca.justfoia.com/publicportal — submit a public-records request to obtain the city's litigation log, settlement reports, and any specific filed claim. Email cityclerkdepartment@cityofpalmdale.org. (2) **LA County Superior Court** — for the actual case filings. Free public name search at https://www.lacourt.org/pages/lp/access-a-case/tp/re-acc-search-for-case-by-name — search 'City of Palmdale' as a party. The **Antelope Valley Courthouse** at 42011 4th St West, Lancaster CA 93534, phone (661) 974-7311, is the primary venue for most Palmdale civil cases. **What you'll see**: case number, parties, filing date, case type (personal injury, employment, civil rights, contract dispute), hearing schedule, and document docket. (3) **Federal court** (separate system): U.S. District Court Central District of California (PACER, https://pacer.uscourts.gov, $0.10/page capped at $3/document) — for cases filed under federal civil-rights statutes (e.g., § 1983 police misconduct, ADA, Title VII employment). (4) **California Public Records Act** (Cal. Gov. Code § 7920): you can also request a list of all pending cases against the city, settlement amounts, and outside-counsel invoices — Palmdale must respond within 10 calendar days. The City typically publishes a quarterly Litigation Report to the City Council; check Council agenda packets at the City Clerk's site. Sources: City of Palmdale Clerk, LA Superior Court, PACER, Cal. Gov. Code § 7920, JustFOIA Palmdale portal.

Probate cases for Lancaster, California are filed at the **Los Angeles County Superior Court, Antelope Valley Courthouse — Probate Department** at **42011 4th St West, Lancaster CA 93534**, phone (661) 974-7311. **Three steps**: (1) **Find the case** via LA Superior Court Online Services at https://www.lacourt.org — free name search of probate cases (decedent, conservator, guardian); returns case number and document docket. (2) **Order copies** at the Clerk's office — **certified copy fee $40 first 5 pages + $0.50 each additional page** (Cal. Gov. Code § 70626); non-certified $0.50 per page; **search-record fee $50** for archived files. Online ordering also available at https://www.lacourt.org. (3) **Visit in person** if the case is older than ~20 years and not yet digitized; the LA Probate Central operates out of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse downtown (111 N Hill St, LA), but Antelope Valley's local probate department keeps cases filed in Lancaster. **Probate filing fees** (LA County 2026 schedule, https://lascpubstorage.blob.core.windows.net/cpw/LIBSVCExecutiveSupport-397-2026FeeSchedule010126.pdf): **First-filed Petition for Letters of Administration or Letters Testamentary $435** (Cal. Gov. Code § 70650); **Probate Referee fee** ~0.1% of appraised non-cash assets (minimum $150). For estates **under $184,500 personal + $61,500 real property**, simplified small-estate procedures (Cal. Prob. Code § 13100) skip full probate. **Important**: a will alone does NOT transfer property — it must be probated to be enforceable. **Sealed**: family-conservatorship matters and certain juvenile probate guardianships are not publicly visible. Sources: LA County Superior Court Probate, LA 2026 Fee Schedule, SwiftProbate LA Guide, Cal. Gov. Code § 70650, Cal. Prob. Code § 13100.

A police case number (also called DR number, incident number, or report number) is the unique identifier assigned when officers create an incident report. **For Inglewood, California**, four ways to find it. (1) **Online via Inglewood PD's MyCaseNumber portal** at https://inglewoodpd.mycasenumber.us/ — submit a citizen police report online, get an immediate case number, and print a copy of YOUR own filed report for free. (2) **In person or by phone** with the **Inglewood Police Department Records Unit**, 1 W Manchester Blvd, Inglewood CA 90301, phone (310) 412-5246. Standard report-copy fee **$12.50** per report (per the city's official Report Request Form at https://www.cityofinglewood.org/1323/Report-Request-Form). (3) **CPRA request** via the Inglewood City Clerk under Cal. Gov. Code § 7920 — submit through https://www.cityofinglewood.org/438/Requests-for-Public-Records or via MuckRock at https://www.muckrock.com/place/united-states-of-america/california/inglewood/. **Note (Nov 2025)**: A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Inglewood PD 'systematically' violated state public-records laws by ignoring requests; if your CPRA request stalls, escalate to the City Attorney or media. (4) **If you reported the crime as a victim/witness**, the responding officer should have given you a **Receipt for Property Taken into Custody** or a card listing the case number. If you've lost it, the Records Unit can look it up by your name + date + general location. **Other LA-area lookups** by city: LAPD reports at https://www.lapdonline.org/get-a-copy-of-a-police-report/ ($29.00 fee); LASD at https://lasd.org/records-faq/. Sources: Inglewood PD, Inglewood City Clerk, LA Times Nov 2025 (Inglewood CPRA ruling), Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.

Recent Los Angeles arrests show up across three layers, in order of speed. (1) **Within hours — LASD Inmate Locator** at https://app5.lasd.org/ — current detainees countywide across the LA County jail system (Men's Central, Twin Towers, CRDF, North County). General custody questions: (213) 473-6100. **LASD Booking Log** at https://app5.lasd.org/bklog/ for registered users (journalists, attorneys, government). (2) **Within 24–48 hours — city PD arrest blotter** for arrests inside city limits — **LAPD Adult Arrests / Crime Mapping** at https://www.lapdcrimemap.org and bulk download at https://data.lacity.org/Public-Safety/Arrest-Data-from-2020-to-Present/amvf-fr72/about_data; LBPD, Pasadena PD, Glendale PD, Burbank PD, Santa Monica PD, Beverly Hills PD, Inglewood PD, Long Beach PD, Torrance PD, El Monte PD, Pomona PD, etc. (3) **Once a charge is filed (1–5 days)**: LA County Superior Court at https://www.lacourt.org — free public name search; covers all 36 courthouses. (4) **State prison** (sentenced felons): California Department of Corrections inmate search at https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov. (5) **Personal record review**: California DOJ Live Scan at https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints — fingerprint-based Personal Record Review, $25 state fee plus rolling fee. **Statewide aggregator** (private): California Jail Roster at https://californiajailroster.com. **CPRA** (Cal. Gov. Code § 7920): 10-day response window; booking photos public per Penal Code § 13300; body-cam OIS footage releasable within 45 days under SB 1421/AB 748. **Older arrests** (pre-2000): file a written CPRA request to the originating agency. **For employment use**: vendors (Checkr, Sterling, GoodHire) wrap state, FBI, court, county, and MVR into one FCRA-compliant report. Sources: LASD, LAPD, LA County Superior Court, CDCR, California DOJ, Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.

Pomona, California has its own city police force — the **Pomona Police Department** — and its own city jail. Recent arrests show up at three places. (1) **Pomona Police Department Records Bureau** at **490 W Mission Blvd, Pomona CA 91766**, phone (909) 620-2161, https://www.pomonaca.gov/government/departments/police-department. Online police-report tool, evidence/property unit (909) 620-2103, jail operations (909) 620-2131. The Pomona City Jail is a Type I facility. (2) **CPRA records request** via https://www.pomonaca.gov — submit a Public Records Request for incident reports, arrest reports, and CFS records. (3) **LASD Inmate Locator** at https://app5.lasd.org/ — most Pomona PD arrestees transfer to LA County jails (Men's Central, Twin Towers) within 72 hours. General custody questions: (213) 473-6100. (4) **Court records** for arrests that produced a charge — LA County Superior Court at https://www.lacourt.org. The **Pomona Courthouse North (Pomona Courthouse South)** at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766, phone (909) 620-3000, handles criminal, civil, family, and probate cases for the eastern San Gabriel Valley. (5) **State prison** (sentenced felons): CDCR inmate search at https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov. (6) **Personal record review**: California DOJ Live Scan at https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints, $25 state fee plus rolling fee. **CPRA** (Cal. Gov. Code § 7920): 10-day response window; booking photos public per Penal Code § 13300; body-cam OIS footage releasable within 45 days under SB 1421/AB 748. **Older arrests** (pre-2000): file a written CPRA request to Pomona PD Records or LASD Records. Sources: Pomona PD, LASD, LA County Superior Court, CDCR.

Divorce records for Norwalk, California are held by the **Los Angeles Superior Court** — specifically at the **Norwalk Courthouse, 12720 Norwalk Blvd, Norwalk CA 90650**, phone (562) 807-7300, where Family Law cases are heard for the southeast LA region. **Three ways to obtain a copy**: (1) **Online via LA Superior Court Divorce Judgment Documents** at https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/pages/lp/access-a-case/tp/os-access-court-documents/cp/divorce-judgment-documents — public ordering of divorce judgments without visiting the Archives & Records Center. (2) **In person or mail** at the Norwalk Courthouse Clerk's office. **Certified copy fee $40 first 5 pages + $0.50 each additional page** (Cal. Gov. Code § 70626); non-certified $0.50 per page; **search-record fee $50** for archived files. (3) **Archives & Records Center** for older or pre-1990s divorces: 222 N Hill St, Los Angeles CA 90012, phone (213) 830-0198. **Free public name search** of cases at https://www.lacourt.org/pages/lp/access-a-case — covers all 50+ LA County courthouses; if the divorce was filed in another LA branch (Stanley Mosk, Long Beach, Pomona, Lancaster, etc.), the search returns the correct courthouse. **Filing fees** for new divorces (for context): Petition for Dissolution **$435**; Response **$435**; both fees waivable under FW-001. **California does NOT issue separate state-level divorce certificates** for divorces 1985 onward — copies come ONLY from the Superior Court Clerk in the filing county. Sealed cases (DV-related, financial-disclosure orders, family files involving minors) are not visible to the public. **Apostille for international use**: get the certified copy first, then submit to California Secretary of State. Sources: LA Superior Court, LA Court of Records, LA County RR/CC Divorce Record Information, Cal. Gov. Code § 70626.