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California Statutes, Title CCP

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Title CCP, California Code Civ. Proc.

234 chapters · 3,411 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title CCP3,411 Ch 2, Powers of Judges at Chambers485 Ch 3, Supreme Court462 Ch 4, Superior Courts435 Ch 1, Courts of Justice in General368 Ch 5, Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting …265 Ch 6, General Provisions Respecting Courts…252 Ch 7, Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings189 Ch 8, Actions Against Coowners of Mines142 Ch 9, Validating Proceedings104 Ch 11, Actions to Recover COVID-19 Rental Debt71 Ch 5.5, Small Claims Court62 Ch 10, Good Faith Improver of Property Owne…46 Ch 12, Actions for Restitution for or Repla…40

20 sections·Filtered byTitle CCP✕Ch 14✕

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.010 Section 2031.010
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(a) Any party may obtain discovery within the scope delimited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2017.010), and subject to the restrictions set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2019.010), by inspecting, copying, testing, or sampling documents, tangible things, land …
Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.020 Section 2031.020
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(a) A defendant may make a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling without leave of court at any time. (b) A plaintiff may make a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling without leave of court at any time that is 10 days after the service of the summons …
Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.030 Section 2031.030
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(a) (1) A party demanding inspection, copying, testing, or sampling shall number each set of demands consecutively. (2) A party demanding inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of electronically stored information may specify the form or forms in which each type of electronica…
Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.040 Section 2031.040
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The party making a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling shall serve a copy of the demand on the party to whom it is directed and on all other parties who have appeared in the action. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 5, Sec. 7. Effective June 29, 2009.)

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.050 Section 2031.050

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(a) In addition to the demands for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling permitted by this chapter, a party may propound a supplemental demand to inspect, copy, test, or sample any later acquired or discovered documents, tangible things, land or other property, or electronica…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.060 Section 2031.060

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(a) When an inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of documents, tangible things, places, or electronically stored information has been demanded, the party to whom the demand has been directed, and any other party or affected person, may promptly move for a protective order. T…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.210 Section 2031.210

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(a) The party to whom a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling has been directed shall respond separately to each item or category of item by any of the following: (1) A statement that the party will comply with the particular demand for inspection, copying, testing…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.220 Section 2031.220

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A statement that the party to whom a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling has been directed will comply with the particular demand shall state that the production, inspection, copying, testing, or sampling, and related activity demanded, will be allowed either in …

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.230 Section 2031.230

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A representation of inability to comply with the particular demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling shall affirm that a diligent search and a reasonable inquiry has been made in an effort to comply with that demand. This statement shall also specify whether the inabi…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.240 Section 2031.240

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(a) If only part of an item or category of item in a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling is objectionable, the response shall contain a statement of compliance, or a representation of inability to comply with respect to the remainder of that item or category. (b)…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.250 Section 2031.250

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(a) The party to whom the demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling is directed shall sign the response under oath unless the response contains only objections. (b) If that party is a public or private corporation or a partnership or association or governmental agency,…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.260 Section 2031.260

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(a) Within 30 days after service of a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling, the party to whom the demand is directed shall serve the original of the response to it on the party making the demand, and a copy of the response on all other parties who have appeared in…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.270 Section 2031.270

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(a) The party demanding inspection, copying, testing, or sampling and the responding party may agree to extend the date for the inspection, copying, testing, or sampling or the time for service of a response to a set of demands, or to particular items or categories of items in a …

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.280 Section 2031.280

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(a) Any documents or category of documents produced in response to a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling shall be identified with the specific request number to which the documents respond. (b) The documents shall be produced on the date specified in the demand p…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.285 Section 2031.285

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(a) If electronically stored information produced in discovery is subject to a claim of privilege or of protection as attorney work product, the party making the claim may notify any party that received the information of the claim and the basis for the claim. (b) After being not…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.290 Section 2031.290

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(a) The demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling, and the response to it, shall not be filed with the court. (b) The party demanding an inspection, copying, testing, or sampling shall retain both the original of the demand, with the original proof of service affixed t…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.300 Section 2031.300

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If a party to whom a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling is directed fails to serve a timely response to it, the following rules shall apply: (a) The party to whom the demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling is directed waives any objection to the de…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.310 Section 2031.310

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(a) On receipt of a response to a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling, the demanding party may move for an order compelling further response to the demand if the demanding party deems that any of the following apply: (1) A statement of compliance with the demand …

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.320 Section 2031.320

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(a) If a party filing a response to a demand for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling under Sections 2031.210, 2031.220, 2031.230, 2031.240, and 2031.280 thereafter fails to permit the inspection, copying, testing, or sampling in accordance with that party’s statement of com…

Code Civ. Proc. § 2031.510 Section 2031.510

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(a) In any action, regardless of who is the moving party, where the boundary of land patented or otherwise granted by the state is in dispute, or the validity of any state patent or grant dated before 1950 is in dispute, all parties shall have the duty to disclose to all opposing…