Code of Civil Procedure – Page 2

Interesting Preliminary Provisions of the Family Code

January 18, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 18, 2025 2:31 am

California’s over 155,000 statutes are contained in 29 separate Codes. The ninth alphabetically is the Family Code. All 29 Codes have general or preliminary provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. In reviewing those introductory provisions contained in...

Attachments in California Civil Actions

December 5, 2024 2:30 amDecember 5, 2024 2:31 am

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

Code of Civil Procedure Provides Helpful Guidance on Public Writings

December 3, 2024 2:30 amDecember 3, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure in Part 4, Title 2, Chapter 3, Article 2 concerns public writings. These statutory provisions should be placed in all other Codes because they provide helpful guidance concerning these types of writings. Article 2 is...

California Superior Courts in the Code of Civil Procedure

October 12, 2024 2:30 amOctober 12, 2024 2:31 am

California’s superior courts are addressed in the Code of Civil Procedure, Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 4. Section 71 specifies that the process of superior courts extends throughout the state. Section 73c states the judges of the superior court of...

Frequently Asked Questions about Judicial Review of Regulations

January 8, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 8, 2024 2:31 am

What provisions of state law apply to the judicial review of regulations? California Government Code Section 11350 provides that any interested person may obtain a judicial declaration as to the validity of any regulation or order of repeal by bringing...

Prohibited Confidential Settlement Agreements

March 8, 2023 6:52 amMarch 8, 2023 6:57 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure contains several prohibitions on certain settlement agreements. Part 2, Title 14, Chapter 3.5 deals with confidential settlement agreements and, in Section 1001, provides that a provision within a settlement agreement that prevents or restricts the...

General Guidance in Reading the Code of Civil Procedure

June 11, 2022 8:13 amJune 11, 2022 8:18 am

California’s statutes are contained in 29 separate codes. The third alphabetically is the Code of Civil Procedure. All 29 Codes have general provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. The following are selected general provisions of the Code...