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What happens when I file a case?
You describe the problem and it becomes a file only you control. If you ask for it to be reviewed, licensed California attorneys choose whether to read it, and no more than 5 can hold it at once: nothing is assigned to anyone, and the registry never picks somebody for you. An attorney who wants to take it up sends you terms, and you decide whether to engage them.
Filing a case does not create an attorney-client relationship, and what you write is not confidential or privileged. Do not include anything you would not want read by somebody who has not agreed to represent you.
You can change your file and add to it until you accept an attorney's terms or withdraw it, and you never have to accept any response you receive. Accepting one shares your contact details with that attorney. If you already have a lawyer for this matter, the registry does not file it, and you should speak to them instead.
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