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`IN THE SMALL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OF THE MARION COUNTY CIRCUIT
`COURT
`No, 298C04109
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`Case
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`STATE OF OREGON
`Marion County Circuit Courts
`FEB 12 2025
`PILED
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`PLAINTIFF:
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`Mel Oliver Bouzad
`24815 Hawk View Drive
`Veneta, Oregon 97487
`Phone: (541) 780-8332
`Email: mbouzad@gmail.com
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`DEFENDANT:
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`Meta Platforms, Inc.
`Registered Agent: CSC Lawyers Incorporating Service
`1127 Broadway St NE, Suite 310
`Salem, OR 97301
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`STATEMENT OF CLAIM
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`VerifiedCorrectCopyofOriginal2/12/2025._
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`1.
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`2.
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`Plaintiff, Mel Oliver Bouzad, is a digital content creator participating in Meta's
`Facebook Monetization Program and meets all eligibility requirements.
`Plaintiff owns and operates the Facebook page "Traveling the World to See
`Inspiration", which has been actively monetized.
`Page URL: https://www.facebook.com/Travelinatheworldtoseeinspiration/
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`3. Plaintiffs page was wrongfully flagged for a monetization policy violation by Meta's
`automated system, leading to unpaid earnings for monetized content.
`4. Plaintiff previously sued Meta in Marion County Small Claims Court for a similar
`wrongful flagging issue on another Facebook page.
`In that prior case, Meta admitted fault, restored monetization, and paid the money
`owed.
`6. Plaintiff contacted Meta's legal team, requesting a review of the wrongful flagging on
`this page as well. Meta refused to review the issue, stating that only pages listed in
`lawsuits would be reviewed.
`7. Meta has failed to correct the wrongful monetization restriction, despite multiple
`requests.
`8. Meta also failed to pay the following verified earnings for content that was monetized
`prior to the wrongful restriction:
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`5.
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`EXHIBITS FOR SMALL CLAIMS CASES
`IN THE SMALL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OF THE MARION COUNTY CIRCUIT
`COURT
`
`Case No.:
`
`PLAINTIFF:
`
`Mel Oliver Bouzad
`24815 Hawk View Drive
`Veneta, Oregon 97487
`Phone: (541) 780-8332
`Email: mbouzad@gmail.com
`
`DEFENDANT:
`
`Meta Platforms, Inc.
`Registered Agent: CSC Lawyers Incorporating Service
`1127 Broadway St NE, Suite 310
`Salem, OR 97301
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`VerifiedCorrectCopyofOriginal2/12/2025._
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`EXHIBIT A - SCREENSHOTS OF PAGE MONETIZATION
`STATUS & ACCOUNT HEALTH
`Overview:
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`This exhibit contains screenshots from Meta's Creator Studio that confirm:
`The affected Facebook pages are eligible for monetization.
`There are no violations or policy breaches that justify the wrongful restriction.
`Meta's automated enforcement has incorrectly flagged the accounts.
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`VerifiedCorrectCopyofOriginal2/12/2025._
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`Traveling the world to see inspiration was flagged for behavior or content that
`goes against our Partner monetization policies or Content Monetization Policies.
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`EXHIBIT B - COPY OF FIRST SMALL CLAIMS COURT
`CASE
`Overview:
`
`This exhibit contains a copy of the previously filed and settled small claims case where:
`Meta admitted fault, restored monetization, and paid the outstanding balance.
`Meta's legal team refused to correct the same issue for other pages unless sued.
`This demonstrates a pattern of wrongful monetization enforcement.
`
`VerifiedCorrectCopyofOriginal2/12/2025._
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`

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`11/7/2024 1:54 PM
`
`IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
`Marion
`FOR THE COUNTY OF
`Small Claims Department
`
`Mel Bouzad
`
`(inmate SID #, ifapplicable,
`Meta Platforms, Inc.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`24SC33351
`
`Case No:
`SMALL CLAIM AND
`NOTICE OF SMALL CLAIM
`Filing fee at ORS 46.570
`
`VerifiedCorrectCopyofOriginal2/12/2025._
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`Subject to UTCR 5.180(3)
`Subject to ORS 646A.670(1) and UTCR
`Defendant
`[Defendant is a public body
`5.180(2)
`PLAINTIFF ([JAdditional on attached page)
`DEFENDANT ([]Additional on attached page)
`Mel Bouzad
`Meta Platforms, Inc.
`Name (enter Registered Agent, if necessary, on next page)
`Name
`24815 Hawk View Dr
`1 Meta Way
`Street
`Street (do not use a P.O. Box)
`Veneta, OR 97487
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`City / State / Zip
`City / State / Zip
`(541)780-8332
`Phone
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`County
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`Phone
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`County
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`other:
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`Russian
`7/1/2024
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`the above-named defendants owed me the sum
`
`> Ineed an interpreter: [] Spanish
`I, Plaintif, claim that on or about (date)
`of (or property valued at) $ 2,498.04
`because
`fama long-time Facebook content creator, flagged with a false monetization policy
`violation, which has halted my July ($1,833.72) and August ($664.32) payments. Despite
`20+ support tickets and using paid support, | receive only automated replies. page is
`www.facebook.com/themancaveusa and request prompt correction and payment. below is
`the break down for the 2 payments that have not been paid Aug 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2024 $
`664.32 Jul 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024 $1,833.72 >> | also seek filing and service costs of
`$335.00 and pre-judgment interest of $74.60. Incident occurred at: 24815 Hawk View Dr,
`Veneta, OR 97487. Def. Reg. Agent: CSC, 1127 BROADWAY STREET NE, STE 310,
`SALEM, OR 97301.
`
`, and this amount is still due.
`
`I have paid (or will pay):
`filing fees of $ 57.00
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`and service costs of $.
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`88.00
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`Claim $2,498.04
`+Fees $57.00
`+Costs $88.00
`TOTAL $2643.04
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`Small Claim and Notice of Small Claim
`Page 1 of3
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`(dug 2019)
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`DECLARATION OF GOOD FAITH EFFORT
`I, Plaintiff, have made a good faith effort to collect this claim from the defendants before filing this claim
`with the court clerk.
`(Describe your efforts):
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`1 asked for the money back.
`
`If this case is subject to ORS 646A.670(1) (see the box at the top ofpage 1 7
`See the Oregon Judicial Department website for information about debt collection cases:
`www.courts.oregon.gov/debtcollection
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`Ihave complied with ORS 646A.670(1) and UTCR 5.180. A completed Consumer Debt Collection
`Disclosure Statement is attached and incorporated into this pleading as required by UTCR 5.180(2)(iii).
`I hereby declare that the above statements are true to the best ofmy knowledge
`and belief. ]I understand they are made for use in court and I am subject to penalty
`for perjury.
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`VerifiedCorrectCopyofOriginal2/12/2025._
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`11/6/2024
`Date
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`Plaintiff Signature
`Mel Bouzad
`Plaintiff Name (print)
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`DEFENDANT'S REGISTERED AGENT:
`CSC
`Name
`1127 BROADWAY STREET NE STE 310
`Street (do not use a P.O. Box)
`SALEM, OR 97301
`City / State / Zip
`
`Phone
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`County
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`Small Claim and Notice of Small Claim
`Page 2 of3
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`(dug 2019)
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`

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`EXHIBIT C - STATEMENT FROM MARK ZUCKERBERG
`ON META'S ENFORCEMENT ERRORS
`Overview:
`
`This exhibit contains a public statement from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, confirming:
`Meta's system wrongly flags approximately 20% of posts by mistake.
`Many flagged posts should never have been restricted or taken down.
`Meta acknowledges the system makes enforcement mistakes.
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`VerifiedCorrectCopyofOriginal2/12/2025._
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`' Meta Q
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`Joel Kaplan, Chief Global Affairs Officer
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`Ta eaways-
`Starting in the US, we are ending our third party fact-checking ~
`program and moving to a Community Notes model.
`¢ We will allow more speech by lifting restrictions on some topics that
`are part of mainstream discourse and focusing our enforcement on
`illegal and high-severity violations.
`¢ We will take a more personalized approach to political content, so that
`people who want to see more of it in their feeds can.
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`Meta's platforms are built to be places where people can express themselves freely.
`That can be messy. On platforms where billions of people can have a voice, all the
`good, bad and ugly is on display. But that's free expression.
`
`In his 2019 speech at Georgetown University, Mark Zuckerberg argued that free
`expression has been the driving force behind progress in American society and
`around the world and that inhibiting speech, however well-intentioned the reasons
`for doing so, often reinforces existing institutions and power structures instead of
`empowering people. He said: "Some people believe giving more people a voice is
`driving division rather than bringing us together. More people across the spectrum
`believe that achieving the political outcomes they think matter is more important
`than every person having a voice. | think that's dangerous."
`
`In recent years we've developed increasingly complex systems to manage content
`across our platforms, partly in response to societal and political pressure to
`moderate content. This approach has gone too far. As well-intentioned as many of
`these efforts have been, they have expanded over time to the point where we are
`making too many mistakes, frustrating our users and too often getting in the way of
`the free expression we set out to enable. Too much harmless content gets censored,
`too many people find themselves wrongly locked up in "Facebookk jail," and we are
`often too slow to respond when they do.
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`We want to fix that and return to that fundamental commitment to free expression.
`Totaypeete making some changes to stay true to that ideal.
`
`Ending Third Party Fact-Checking Program, Moving to -
`community Notes
`hen we launched our independent fact checking program in 2016, we were very
`Gear that we didn't want to be the arbiters of truth. We made what we thought was
`the best and most reasonable choice at the time, which was to hand that
`tsponsibility over to independent fact checking organizations. The intention of the
`grogram was to have these independent experts give people more information
`about the things they see online, particularly viral hoaxes, so they were able to judge
`for themselves what they saw and read.
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`That's not the way things played out, especially in the United States. Experts, like
`everyone else, have their own biases and perspectives. This showed up in the
`choices some made about what to fact check and how. Over time we ended up with
`too much content being fact checked that people would understand to be
`legitimate political speech and debate. Our system then attached real
`consequences in the form of intrusive labels and reduced distribution. A program
`intended to inform too often became a tool to censor.
`
`We are now changing this approach. We will end the current third party fact
`checking program in the United States and instead begin moving to Cca Community
`Notes program. We've seen this approach work on X - where they empower their
`community to decide when posts are potentially misleading and need more context,
`and people across a diverse range of perspectives decide what sort of context is
`helpful for other users to see. We think this could be a better way of achieving our
`original intention of providing people with information about what they're seeing -
`and one that's less prone to bias.
`
`* Once the program is up and running, Meta won't write Community Notes or decide
`which ones show up. They are written and rated by contributing users.
`Just like they do on X, Community Notes will require agreement between people with a
`range of perspectives to help prevent biased ratings.
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`* We intend to be transparent about how different viewpoints inform the Notes displayed
`and are working on the right way to share this information.
`* People can sign up today.(Facebook. Instaaram. Threads) for the opportunity to be
`_among
`first contributors to this program as it becomes available.
`We plan to phase in Community Notes in the US first over the next couple of
`Fnonths, and will continue to improve it over the course of the year. As we make the
`§ansition, we will get rid of our fact-checking control, stop demoting fact checked
`éontent and, instead of overlaying full screen interstitial warnings you have to click
`through before you can even see the post, we will use a much less obtrusive label
`Edicating that there is additional information for those who want to see it.
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`llowing More Speech
`Over time, we have developed complex systems to manage content on our
`platforms, which are increasingly complicated for us to enforce. As a result, we have
`been over-enforcing our rules, limiting legitimate political debate and censoring too
`much trivial content and subjecting too many people to frustrating enforcement
`actions.
`
`For example, in December 2024, we removed millions of pieces of content every
`day. While these actions account for less than 1% of content produced every day, we
`think one to two out of every 10 of these actions may have been mistakes (i.e., the
`content may not have actually violated our policies). This does not account for
`actions we take to tackle large-scale adversarial spam attacks. We plan to expand
`our transparency reporting to share numbers on our mistakes on a regular basis so
`that people can track our progress. As part of that we'll also include more details on
`the mistakes we make when enforcing our spam policies.
`
`We want to undo the mission creep that has made our rules too restrictive and too
`prone to over-enforcement. We're getting rid of a number of restrictions on topics
`like immigration, gender identity and gender that are the subject of frequent
`political discourse and debate. It's not right that things can be said on TV or the
`floor of Congress, but not on our platforms. These policy changes may take a few
`weeks to be fully implemented.
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`We're also going to change how we enforce our policies to reduce the kind of
`midtak4atept account for the vast majority of the censorship on our platforms. Up
`until now, we
`fave been using automated systems to scan for all policy violations,
`gut this has resulted in too many mistakes and too much content being censored
`€hat shouldn't have been. So, we're going toc_tinue to focus these
`on
`fackling illegal and high-severity violations, like terrorism, child sexual exploitation,
`drugs, fraud and scams. For less severe policy violations, we're going to rely on
`gomeone reporting an issue before we take any action. We also demote too much
`Gontent that our systems predict might violate our standards. We are in the process
`of getting rid of most of these demotions and requiring greater confidence that the
`Eontent violates for the rest. And we're going to tune our systems to require a much
`Bigher degree of confidence before a piece of content is taken down. As part of
`these changes, we will be moving the trust and safety teams that write our content
`policies and review content out of California to Texas and other US locations.
`
`People are often given the chance to appeal our enforcement decisions and ask us
`to take another look, but the process can be frustratingly slow and doesn't always
`get to the right outcome. We've added extra staff to this work and in more cases, we
`are also now requiring multiple reviewers to reach a determination in order to take
`something down. We are working on ways to make recovering accounts more
`straightforward and testing facial recognition technology, and we've started using
`Al large language models (LLMs) to provide a second opinion on some content
`before we take enforcement actions.
`
`A Personalized Approach to Political Content
`Since 2021, we've made changes to reduce the amount of civic content people see -
`posts about elections, politics or social issues - based on the feedback our users
`gave us that they wanted to see less of this content. But this was a pretty blunt
`approach. We are going to start phasing this back into Facebook, Instagram and
`Threads with a more personalized approach so that people who want to see more
`political content in their feeds can.
`
`We're continually testing how we deliver personalized experiences and have
`recently conducted testing around civic content. As a result, we're going to start
`treating civic content from people and Pages you follow on Facebook more like any
`other content in your feed, and we will start ranking and showing you that content
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`based on explicit signals (for example, liking a piece of content) and implicit signals
`posts) that help us predict what's meaningful to people. We are also
`(like
`end more political content based on these personalized signals and
`going to reco
`fre expanding the options people have to control how much of this content they
`See.
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`inal2/
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`hese changes are an attempt to return to the commitment to free expression that
`Mark Zuckerberg set out in his Georgetown speech. That means being vigilant
`Sbout the impact our policies and systems are having on people's ability to make
`their voices heard, and having the humility to change our approach when we know
`we re getting things wrong.
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`EXHIBIT D - STATEMENT FROM ADAM MOSSERI (HEAD
`OF INSTAGRAM) ON OVER-ENFORCEMENT
`Overview:
`
`This exhibit contains a public statement from Instagram Head Adam Mosseri, where he
`confirms:
`Meta is actively working to reduce over-enforcement errors.
`Creators have been disproportionately affected by wrongful enforcement actions.
`Meta recognizes that content moderation mistakes have harmed users.
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`yesterday and breaking down what's most relevant for
`creators. We're going to reduce over-enforcement, cut down
`on mistakes and phase political content back in with a more
`personalized approach. Instagram was founded on the idea of
`creativity and giving everyone a voice, and this focus on free
`speech will help us get back to those roots.
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`itscoachlilly & Free speech and providing opportunity to
`express yourself is NOT the same thing as spreading
`misinformation and causing harm with disinformation. Fact
`checkers aren't biased- they literally check facts. This is so
`disappointing.
`5w 489 likes Reply
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`henryjgarrett @ It must be embarrassing to have no moral
`principles of your own, and constantly have to pretend you
`do, against the shifting landscape of what you believe
`serves your shareholders.
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`STATEMENT FROM ADAM MOSSERI
`EXHIBIT E
`CONFIRMING ENFORCEMENT MISTAKES
`
`Overview:
`
`This exhibit contains a separate public statement from Adam Mosseri, confirming:
`Meta is making content moderation mistakes.
`Wrongful flagging is a widespread issue affecting creators.
`Meta is working to address these problems.
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`For those of you who've shared concerns about enforcement issues: we're looking
`into it and have already found mistakes and made changes. Most prominently, our
`reviewers (people) were making calls without being provided the context on how
`conversations played out, which was a miss. We're fixing this so they can make the
`better calls and we can make fewer mistakes. We're trying to provide a safer
`experience, and we need to do better. Thanks for your patience and keep the
`feedback coming.
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`sugarpusher @ 10/11/2024
`| have some feedback: your meta verified customer service is really bad.
`Creators who pay for the service purely to have access to help for their
`accounts deserve better. The same copy/pasted emails from 6+ reps & never
`solving the problem? Not ok.
`Maybe instead of focusing on closing out tickets as fast as they can, they
`should focus on actually resolving problems.
`Furthermore, maybe when you falsely flag creators' post even though they
`didn't violate any guidelines, you could refrain...(1/2)
`O22 Qs
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`C31
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`VF
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`cult_papa @ 10/11/2024
`call bullshit on people reviewers because nearly all of my removed posts were
`rejected in the same instant as | requested a review. | work fast but | know
`damn well you don't have enough staff who can read text and pass judgement
`in half a second after being requested.
`Answer the question: Do you use Al for flagging AND for reviewing rebuked
`moderation requests?
`Also why couldn't you say this day 1? Why nearly a week later? What kept you
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`NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
`READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!
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`Within 14 DAYS* after receiving this notice you MUST do ONE of the following things
`in writing:
`e Pay the claim plus filing fees and service expenses paid by plaintiff (send
`payment directly to the plaintiff, not to the court) OR
`e Demand a hearing and pay the fee required (below) OR
`e Demand a jury trial and pay the fee required (below). This option is available
`only if amount claimed is more than $750.
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`If you fail to do one of the above within 14 DAYS* after you get this notice, the plaintiff
`may ask the court to enter a judgment against you. The judgment will be for the amount
`of the claim, plus filing fees and service costs paid by the plaintiff, plus a prevailing party
`fee. If you are not able to respond in time because you are in active military service of
`the United States, talk to a legal advisor about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
`COURT NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE #
`> MARION COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
`> 100 HIGH STREET NE, SALEM OR 97301
`> 503-588-5105
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`Defendant's Filing Fees (must befilled in by the PLAINTIFF):
`(1) To demand a hearing if the amount claimed is $2,500 or less
`(2) To demand a hearing if the amount claimed is more than $2,500
`(3) To demand a jury trial (only if amount claimed is over $750)
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`$ _57.00
`$ 102.00
`$ 170.00
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`You can fill out and file your Response online at www.courts.oreqon.qov/iforms. If you
`have questions about filing procedures, go to www.courts.oregon.qov. Or you may
`contact the court clerk. The clerk cannot give you legal advice about the claim.
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`*NOTE: If the plaintiff is an adult in custody (ORS 30.642) ANDD the defendant is a
`government agency or other public body (ORS 30.260), the defendant must respond
`within 30 days after receiving this Notice.
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`An Option for Resolving Your Dispute: Mediation
`Important Notice: If you are receiving this form as the filing party, you must serve this form
`on the responding party.
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`What is mediation?
`e Avoluntary way to resolve your case with the help of a neutral person (the mediator).
`Instead of having a judge decide your case, you can work with a mediator to settle
`your case. You can still go to trial if you do not reach an agreement.
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`options to settle the case. The mediator does not take sides or give legal advice.
`How does mediation work?
`The mediator will explain the process at the beginning of mediation. Parties may
`meet with the mediator together or the mediator may meet with you each separately.
`Either party can ask to meet with the mediator alone.
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`During mediation, each party has an opportunity to suggest ideas for moving forward.
`The mediator helps the parties come up with ideas and possible solutions.
`If both parties agree to a resolution, you may not need to go to court or arbitration.
`There is only a resolution in mediation if both parties agree to it.
`Why should | mediate?
`less expensive, and less stressful than a trial or hearing.
`It can be faster,
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`Parties decide the outcome instead of a judge.
`Parties can find more creative ways to resolve the dispute.
`It's private and confidential (with a few exceptions).
`It gives parties an opportunity to hear each other's perspectives.
`Parties are more likely to follow mediated agreements than court judgments.
`Parties often report higher satisfaction than in a court trial.
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`There may be times when mediation is not appropriate. Tell your mediator or attorney if:
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`You can't make decisions about your case; or
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`Mediation usually happens in person or by video conference (for example, Zoom or Webex).
`Who chooses the mediator?
`Some courts will provide a mediator in landlord-tenant and small claims cases. The parties
`may also agree on a private mediator on their own.
`Another option is to go through a Community Dispute Resolution Center (CDRC). To find one
`go to: Oregon Office for Community Dispute Resolution | School of Law (uoregon.edu)
`You can also find private mediators using these resources:
`e Oregon Mediation Association - Find a Mediator: https://ormediation.org
`The mediator search tool at Mediate.com: https://mediate.com
`How much does mediation cost?
`Some courts offer free mediation services in landlord-tenant and small claims cases.
`Otherwise, the cost for a mediator varies. Private mediators usually charge by the hour.
`Community dispute resolution centers (CDRCs) may be less expensive.
`Can I get an interpreter for mediation?
`If the court sends the case to mediation, interpreters are available for people with limited
`English proficiency and for people who are deaf (ASL) or hard of hearing for free. Please let
`your mediator or the court know that you will need an interpreter prior to your court date or
`mediation conference.
`How do | get my case to mediation?
`The court may refer your case to mediation without you asking.
`You can also ask the court to send your case to mediation by filing a request for
`mediation (check with your local court for forms).
`You may talk with the other person directly and agree on mediation.
`If you decide to
`work with a private mediator, contact the mediator directly to learn more about their
`process.
`My case is going to arbitration - can | mediate my case instead?
`Yes, some courts have an established mediation program and can refer you to a mediator.
`these counties, arbitration is not required if the parties don't agree on an outcome in
`mediation.
`Instead, they are referred to a judge for further case processing.
`f your court does not have a mediation program, the parties can still choose to mediate with
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`Local Mediation Program Information
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`Court location: Marion County Circuit Court
`Mediation programs:
`Small claims:
`Cost to parties:
`Free
`The court will refer the parties to mediation.
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`Landlord tenant:
`Cost to parties: Free
`The court will refer the parties to mediation.
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`Other: Civil, Arbitration and Probate cases
`Cost:
`Varies, determined by Mediator
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`Link to mediator information and forms:
`https: //www. courts oregon,.gov/courts/marion/go/Pages/Mediation.aspx
`This form is available in Spanish, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Arabic
`and Vietnamese on the court's website:
`https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/marion/go/Pages/Mediation.aspx
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