California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 10.5 — Partition of Real and Personal Property, Chapter 4 — Referees, Article 1 — General Provisions, Section 873.050
None of the following persons shall be appointed a referee under this title:
(a) A clerk or deputy clerk of the court.
(b) A former or present partner or employee of the judge.
(c) A relative within the third degree of the judge or the judge’s spouse or the spouse of such a relative.
(d) An owner of any interest in the property that is the subject of the action.
Notes
Prohibits appointment as a referee of a court clerk or deputy clerk, a current or former partner or employee of the judge, a relative within the third degree of the judge or judge’s spouse or the spouse of such a relative, or anyone owning an interest in the property at issue.
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