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Summons in California Civil Actions

July 7, 2025 2:30 amJuly 7, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 5, Chapter 3 deals with summons in the service of process for civil actions. Section 412.10 states that, after payment of all applicable fees, the plaintiff may have the clerk issue one or...

Denials and Defenses in California Civil Actions

June 26, 2025 2:30 amJune 26, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure in Part 2, Title 6, Article 2, deals with objections to pleadings in civil actions. Section 431.10 explains that a material allegation in a pleading is one essential to the claim or defense and which...

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...

Hearings in Small Claims Court

May 12, 2025 2:30 amMay 12, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 5.5, Article 5 deals with hearings in small claims courts. Section 116.510 requires the hearing and disposition of the small claims action to be informal, the object being to dispense justice...

General Provisions for Parties to Civil Actions

April 21, 2025 2:30 amApril 21, 2025 2:31 am

Part 2, Title 3, Chapter 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure contains general provisions for parties to civil actions in California. Section 367 provides that every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest,...

Cross-Complaints in California Civil Cases

March 19, 2025 2:30 amMarch 19, 2025 6:27 am

The Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 2, Title 6, Chapter 2, Article 4, deals with the use of cross-complaints in civil actions. Section 428.10 provides that a party against whom a cause of action has been asserted in a...

Attachment Law

March 15, 2025 2:30 amMarch 15, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 6.5, Chapter 2 provides general provisions regarding the use of attachments in civil actions. Section 482.010 names Chapter 2 as “The Attachment Law.” Section 482.030 allows the Judicial Council to provide by rule...