California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 7 — Other Provisional Remedies in Civil Actions, Chapter 2 — Claim and Delivery of Personal Property, Article 1 — Words and Phrases Defined, Section 511.080
“Plaintiff” means a person who files a complaint or cross-complaint.
Notes
Defines plaintiff as a person who files either a complaint or a cross-complaint. The definition treats a cross-complainant as a plaintiff for purposes governed by this chapter and states no separate qualification, filing deadline, procedural requirement, remedy, exception, or distinction between the two types of initiating pleadings.
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