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Dismissal for Delay in Civil Actions

January 19, 2026 2:00 pmJanuary 19, 2026 2:01 pm

Part 2, Title 8, Chapter 1.5, Article 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with discretionary dismissal for delay in the prosecution of civil actions. Section 583.410 authorizes the court to dismiss an action for delay in prosecution pursuant...

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...

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,...

Jurisdiction in Certain Civil Actions

May 29, 2025 2:20 amMay 29, 2025 2:21 am

Part 2, Title 5, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with jurisdiction in civil actions. Section 410.50 provides that the court in which an action is pending has jurisdiction over a party from the time...

Pleadings in Civil Actions Generally

May 20, 2025 2:30 amMay 20, 2025 2:31 am

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...

Levy and Lien Attachments in Civil Actions

January 19, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 19, 2025 9:23 pm

The Code of Civil Procedure, in Patt 2, Title 6.5, Chapter 8, Article 1, provides general provisions related to attachments used in California civil actions. Section 488.010 requires a writ of attachment to include five specified items of information. Section...