California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 8 — Of the Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions, Chapter 3 — Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements, Section 599
(a) Notwithstanding any other law and unless ordered otherwise by a court or otherwise agreed to by the parties, a continuance or postponement of a trial or arbitration date extends any deadlines that have not already passed as of March 19, 2020, applicable to discovery, including the exchange of expert witness information, mandatory settlement conferences, and summary judgment motions in the same matter. The deadlines are extended for the same length of time as the continuance or postponement of the trial date.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only during the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, related to the COVID-19 pandemic and 180 days after the end, pursuant to Section 8629 of the Government Code, of that state of emergency and is repealed on that date.
Notes
Extends unexpired deadlines as of March 19, 2020 for discovery, expert exchanges, mandatory settlement conferences, and summary-judgment motions by the same length as a trial or arbitration continuance or postponement, unless the court orders or parties agree otherwise. The rule lasts only during the March 4, 2020 COVID-19 emergency and 180 days afterward, when it is repealed.
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