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Third-party Claims

January 6, 2026 2:27 amJanuary 6, 2026 2:28 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 9, Division 4 deals with third-party claims and related procedures for the enforcement of judgments in California. Chapter 1 deals with definitions. Section 720.010 specifies that the definitions in this chapter govern the...

New Trials in California

January 5, 2026 4:10 pmJanuary 5, 2026 4:10 pm

Part 2, Title 8, Chapter 7, Article 2 deals with new trial in civil actions. Section 656 provides that a new trial is a re-examination of an issue of fact in the same court after a trial and decision by...

Property of Unincorporated Associations

January 5, 2026 2:30 amJanuary 5, 2026 2:31 am

Corporations Code Title 3, Part 1, Chapter 3 deals with property held by an unincorporated association in this state. Section 18100 provides that the interest of a member in an unincorporated association is personal property. Section 18105 allows an unincorporated...

Fourth Quiz on Where Areas of Law Are Found in the California Codes

January 4, 2026 3:12 pmJanuary 4, 2026 3:12 pm

As readers may recall, almost all statutes enacted by the California Legislature are found in one of the 29 Codes (i.e., they are “codified” statutes) that contain over 155,000 sections of state law. Among those provisions, some are found in...

Depositions in Writing

January 4, 2026 4:30 amJanuary 4, 2026 4:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 11 deals with depositions by written questions under the Civil Discovery Act. Section 2028.010 allows any party to obtain discovery by taking a deposition by written questions instead of by oral...

Scope of Civil Discovery

January 3, 2026 4:37 pmJanuary 3, 2026 4:37 pm

Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 2 deals with the scope of discovery under the Civil Discovery Act. Article 1 provides general provisions. Section 2017.010 allows any party to obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, that is relevant to the...

Affidavits in California

January 3, 2026 5:00 amJanuary 3, 2026 5:01 am

Part 4, Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 2 deals with affidavits and the manner of production of evidence in this state. Section 2009 provides that an affidavit may be used to verify a pleading or a paper in a special...