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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 37

  • UIDca_leginfo_codes:ccp-37
  • CitationCode of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 37
  • Court / bodyCalifornia Legislative Counsel
  • Decision dateN/A
  • CollectionPUBINFO_2025
  • SourceOriginal

Summary

(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 cour

Text

(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.

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  • #1 | Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 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 w…