PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 1855-2107›TITLE 4. CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT 2016.010-2036.050›CHAPTER 7. Sanctions 2023.010-2023.050
§ 2023.020
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Notwithstanding the outcome of the particular discovery motion, the court shall impose a monetary sanction ordering that any party or attorney who fails to confer as required pay the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by anyone as a result of that conduct.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
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