Sections
12 entriesSection 638Allows appointment of a referee by filed or recorded party agreement, or on motion under a written contract or lease requiring reference…Section 639Allows a court, without party consent, to appoint a referee for specified accounting, factual, special-proceeding, or discovery matters, but discovery references require…Section 640Requires the court to appoint no more than three referees agreed upon by the parties; without agreement, each party may submit up…Section 640.5Requires the Judicial Council to collect trial-court information on discovery referees used under the referenced procedures, including the number of referees, costs…Section 641Allows a party to object to a proposed referee for specified grounds, including lack of juror qualifications other than county residence, third-degree…Section 641.2Allows a party in the specified Government Code action to object to appointment of a proposed referee on the ground that the…Section 642Requires any objection to a reference or to a referee appointed by the court to be made in writing. The court, rather…Section 643Requires a referee or commissioner, unless otherwise directed, to report a written decision within 20 days after submission; an agreed-reference report follows…Section 644Establishes that in a consensual general reference, the referee’s or commissioner’s decision on the whole issue stands as the court’s decision and…Section 645Allows a referee’s or commissioner’s decision to be challenged and reviewed in the same manner as a decision made by the court.…Section 645.1Allows referee fees for an agreed-reference appointment to be paid as the parties agree, with court resolution if they do not agree…Section 645.2Requires the Judicial Council to adopt every rule of court necessary to implement the chapter. The provision assigns implementation through court rules…