Author: Chris Micheli
Chris Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist with Snodgrass & Micheli, LLC, as well as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law.
General Provisions for Courts of Justice
Code of Civil Procedures Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 6 deals with general provisions respecting courts of justice in this state. Article 4 concerns proceedings in the case of absence of the judge. Section 139 provides that, if no judge...
Pleadings in Civil Actions Generally
Part 2, Title 6, Chapter 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with pleadings in general. Section 420 provides that the pleadings are the formal allegations by the parties of their respective claims and defenses, for the judgment of...
Why Do Some Tax Increase Bills Only Contain an Urgency Clause?
Some have raised the question why a bill that is clearly a tax increase contains an urgency clause and does not mention that it is a tax increase. A bill that would raise taxes and does not contain an urgency...
State Military Reserve Act
The Military and Veterans Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 3, provides the State Military Reserve Act. Section 550 provides that, whenever any part of the National Guard of this state is in active federal service, or when Congress...
AB 1232 Would Make Important Changes to California’s Administrative Procedure Act
Assembly Bill 1232, as amended March 28, 2025, is authored by Assembly Member Anamarie Avila Farias and principally co-authored by Assembly Member Jose Luis Solache to required proposed state agency regulations to consider cost of living impacts on residents of...
Documentary Drafts Collection
California’s Commercial Code, in Division 4, Chapter 5, deals with the collection of documentary drafts concerning bank deposits and collections. Section 4501 requires a bank that takes a documentary draft for collection to present or send the draft and accompanying...