Code of Civil Procedure – Page 4

Depositions Outside of California

September 16, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 16, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 10 deals with oral depositions outside of California under the Civil Discovery Act. Section 2026.010 allows any party to obtain discovery by taking an oral deposition in another state of the...

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Evidence in Particular Cases

August 27, 2025 2:30 amAugust 27, 2025 2:31 am

Chapter 1 of Title 6 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with evidence in particular cases. Section 2074 provides that an offer in writing to pay a particular sum of money, or to deliver a written...

Attorney Work Product in California

August 7, 2025 2:30 amAugust 7, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 4 deals with attorney work product under the Civil Recovery Act. Section 2018.010 defines the term “client.” Section 2018.020 sets forth the policy of the state, including the need to preserve...

Civil Action Mediation in California

August 4, 2025 2:30 amAugust 4, 2025 2:31 am

Part 3, Title 11.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with civil action mediation. Section 1775 contains six legislative findings and declarations including that the peaceful resolution of disputes in a fair, timely, appropriate, and cost-effective manner is an...

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...