California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 8 — Of the Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions, Chapter 6 — Of References and Trials by Referees, Section 640.5
It is the intent of the Legislature that the practice and cost of referring discovery disputes to outside referees be thoroughly reviewed. Therefore, in addition to the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 639, the Judicial Council shall collect information from the trial courts on the use of referees in discovery matters pursuant to either Sections 638 and 639. The collected data shall include information on the number of referees, the cost to the parties, and the time spent by the discovery referee. The Judicial Council shall report thereon to the Legislature by July 1, 2003.
Notes
Requires the Judicial Council to collect trial-court information on discovery referees used under the referenced procedures, including the number of referees, costs to parties, and referee time. The provision states legislative intent for thorough review of the practice and cost and requires a report to the Legislature by July 1, 2003.
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