Civil Discovery Act – California Globe

Sanctions under the Civil Discovery Act

November 26, 2025 2:30 amNovember 26, 2025 2:31 am

Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 7 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with sanctions in instances of civil discovery. Section 2023.010 includes nine specified instances of misuses of the discovery process, but notes that the list is not...

General Provisions of the Civil Discovery Act

September 17, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 17, 2025 2:31 am

Chapter 1 of Title 4 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure contains general provisions of the Civil Discovery Act. Section 2016.010 named the Act. Section 2016.020 defines the following terms: “action,” “court,” “document,” “electronic,” “electronically stored information,”...