Sections
11 entriesSection 90Requires general civil-action law to apply to actions governed by the article except where the article changes those rules. The provision therefore…Section 91Requires the article’s rules to apply to every limited civil case except the specified small-claims and possession-related actions or proceedings. Allows any…Section 92Limits pleadings in covered cases to complaints, answers, cross-complaints, answers to cross-complaints, and general demurrers; answers need not be verified even when…Section 93Allows a plaintiff to serve Judicial Council case questionnaires with the complaint, while a defendant served with one must return a completed…Section 94Limits discovery against each adverse party to the methods allowed here and in Section 95: any combination of 35 interrogatories, document demands,…Section 95Allows a court, on noticed motion and just conditions, to authorize additional discovery only if the movant shows effective prosecution or defense…Section 96Allows a party, 30 to 45 days before the first trial date unless otherwise ordered, to request intended witnesses and physical or…Section 97Prohibits a responding party, after a compliant request and objection, from calling witnesses or introducing evidence against the objecting party unless disclosed,…Section 98Allows a party to present admissible direct testimony by affidavit or penalty-of-perjury declaration instead of testimony, including expert opinions and authentication. The…Section 99Establishes that a judgment or final order is conclusive between the parties and their successors in interest as to the matter directly…Section 100Allows any party to appeal any judgment or final order, subject to the law governing appeals. The right stated by the provision…