LanguageAccessServices
ComplaintForm
Superior Court of California, County of [insert your county here]
Model Statewide Complaint Form and Instructions for Court Users - September 2017 1
Language Access Services Complaint Form
Instructions
The California courts want all Californians, including those who do not speak English well, to have access to
the courts. If you have a complaint about language access services at a local court, or if you would like to
provide feedback about language access services, fill out and turn in the complaint form.
Please keep the following in mind:
• If you need language access services for an
active court case, send us your complaint as
soon as possible.
• Fill in as much information as you can. You do
not have to give your name, but it is helpful to
know how to contact you so we can get more
information if needed.
• You can use the form to provide comments or
suggestions about language access services.
• Language access complaints may be submitted
orally or in other written formats. However, use
of the court’s local form is encouraged to ensure
tracking and that the court received full
information of the complaint.
• Filing a complaint will not negatively affect your
court cases or the services you get at the court.
• Your complaint will NOT become a part of your
case file or part of your case.
• If you are making this complaint on behalf
of someone else, fill out the information of the
person we should contact about the complaint.
• You can fill out the form and turn it in at your
local courthouse by hand, postal mail or e-mail
it at the addresses below. You can also fill it out
and turn it in online.
For complaints about services at your local court
related to staff, court interpreters, or local
translations, fill out and mail or e-mail your complaint
form to:
Superior Court of California,
County of [insert your county here]
Attn: Language Access Representative
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
E-mail: [insert local email]
The form is available for free both in hard copy at
the courthouse and online on the court’s website.
For complaints about the Judicial Council’s
services—Judicial Council meetings, forms, or
other translated material hosted on
www.courts.ca.gov — do not use this form. Please
go to www.courts.ca.gov/languageaccess.htm to
submit your complaint.
Thank you for taking the time to let us know
how we are doing, and for helping us to
improve our language access services for all
Californians.
[insert your county here]
[insert local phone number]
[insert your county here]
[insert name] Superior Court