California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 1 — Of Courts of JusticeTitle 1 — Organization and JurisdictionChapter 1 — Courts of Justice in GeneralSection 37
(a) A civil action shall be entitled to preference, if the action is one in which the plaintiff is seeking damages which were alleged to have been caused by the defendant during the commission of a felony offense for which the defendant has been criminally convicted.
(b) The court shall endeavor to try the action within 120 days of the grant of preference.
Notes
Requires preference for a civil damages action alleging harm caused by the defendant while committing a felony for which the defendant was criminally convicted. Requires the court, after granting preference, to endeavor to bring the action to trial within 120 days, without stating a mandatory dismissal consequence if that target is not met.
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