California Code of Civil Procedure

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Interrogatories and Admission Requests

September 1, 2025 4:25 amSeptember 1, 2025 4:26 am

Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 17 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with form interrogatories and requests for admission under the Civil Discovery Act. Section 2033.710 required the Judicial Council to develop and approve official form interrogatories and...

Rights and Duties of Witnesses in Civil Actions

August 21, 2025 2:30 amAugust 21, 2025 2:31 am

Part 4, Title 5 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with the rights and duties of witnesses. Section 2064 provides that a witness, served with a subpoena, must attend at the time appointed, with any papers under his...

Special Proceedings for Assignment of Benefits to Creditors

August 3, 2025 2:30 amAugust 3, 2025 2:31 am

California Code of Civil Procedure Part 3, Title 11.7 deals with the recovery of preferences and exempt property in an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Section 1800 defines the following terms: “insolvent,” “inventory,” “insider,” “relative,” “affiliate,” “judicial line,” “new...

Disability of Parties in Civil Actions

July 24, 2025 6:30 amJuly 24, 2025 6:31 am

Part 2, Title 3, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with the disability of a party to a civil action. Section 372 states that, when a minor, a person who lacks legal capacity to make decisions,...

Electronic Transactions Act

March 17, 2025 2:30 amMarch 17, 2025 2:31 am

California Code of Civil Procedure Part 1, Title 4, Chapter 2, deals with levying officer electronic transaction act. Section 263 provides the name of Chapter 2. Section 263 contains legislative findings and declarations that modern technologies offer alternatives to paper-based...

Property Subject to Attachment in California

November 25, 2024 6:28 amNovember 25, 2024 6:28 am

In the California Code of Civil Procedure, Part 2, Title 6.5, Chapter 7, it discusses property that is subject to attachment. Section 487.010 sets forth property of a defendant that is subject to attachment, including all corporate property; all partnership...

Helpful Statutory Interpretation Guidelines in California Statutes

November 25, 2024 2:30 amNovember 25, 2024 2:31 am

In reading the California Code of Civil Procedure, I came across Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 7 of Part 3. Article 1 is titled, “Construction.” This provides several helpful statutory interpretation or construction principles that are actually applicable...