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PART 1. OF COURTS OF JUSTICE 35-286›TITLE 1. ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION 35-155›CHAPTER 5.5. Small Claims Court 116.110-116.950›ARTICLE 3. Actions 116.310-116.390

§ 116.310

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) No formal pleading, other than the claim described in Section 116.320 or 116.360, is necessary to initiate a small claims action.

(b) The pretrial discovery procedures described in Section 2019.010 are not permitted in small claims actions.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)

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