California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 8 — Of the Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions, Chapter 4.5 — Voluntary Expedited Jury Trials, Section 630.01
For purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Expedited jury trial” means a consensual, binding jury trial before a reduced jury panel and a judicial officer.
(b) “High/low agreement” means a written agreement entered into by the parties that specifies a minimum amount of damages that a plaintiff is guaranteed to receive from the defendant, and a maximum amount of damages that the defendant will be liable for, regardless of the ultimate verdict returned by the jury. Neither the existence of, nor the amounts contained in, any high/low agreements may be disclosed to the jury.
(c) “Post-trial motions” does not include motions relating to costs and attorney’s fees, motions to correct a judgment for a clerical error, and motions to enforce a judgment.
Notes
Defines an expedited jury trial as a consensual, binding trial before a reduced jury and judicial officer, and a high/low agreement as a written damages floor and ceiling binding regardless of the verdict. The jury may not learn of such an agreement or its amounts; post-trial motions exclude specified cost, fee, clerical-correction, and enforcement motions.
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