Litigation By The Numbers® - Fourth Edition NOTE:  This page will give you a very good idea about what the book covers, how it approaches California procedure on a task-by-task basis, and how simple it is to follow.  However, some of the excerpts themselves may not be from the most current version of the book.  Please click on the highlighted text to view the contents of the various chapters and excerpts, and click here to read the DISCLAIMER.* Over 400 looseleaf pages devoted solely to California litigation procedure and its different phases (click here for Detailed Table Of Contents):  Chapter 1 - "Appearance By Plaintiff" - (preparing, filing, serving complaint and accompanying documents, filing proof of service) view excerpt / see what it answers Chapter 2:  "Filing and Service" - (an entire chapter on filing and serving documents by mail, fax, and personal delivery throughout the case) view excerpt Chapter 3:  "Default By Defendant" - (entering default and default judgment) see what it answers / view excerpt  Chapter 4:  "Appearance By Defendant" (responding to the complaint, filing and serving a cross-complaint against an existing party, and against a new party) view excerpt  Chapter 5:  "Discovery" (depostions of parties, non-parties, with and without document demands, interrogatories, requests for admission, requests for production)  - and new as of January 2008 is a 2-page table of discovery deadlines - view chapter excerpt Chapter 6:  "Motions" (regular motions, ex parte applications, demurrers, motions to strike, motions for summary judgment, motions for summary adjudication) - view excerpt / see what it answers Chapter 7:  "Pre-Trial" Chapter 8:  "Settlement" Chapter 9:  "Judgment and Enforcement" Appendices - forms list, calendar of holidays, attorney service do's and don'ts, schedule of fees, how to type citations Unique, task-oriented approach organizes the relevant Code of Civil Procedure, Rules of  Court, and Judicial Council forms by task: provides detailed instructions for accomplishing the tasks typical of the particular phase shows which forms to use in each phase, including how to complete, file, and serve them cites the California codes and rules governing the particular task Updated every January and July.  The January 2008 Update (42 pages) covered new rules re fax service, new rules re telephonic appearances, new format for separate statements for motions for summary judgment and summary adjudication, and more; the July 2007 Update (48 pages) expanded the scope of the book to include Limited Civil Cases, added the new rules on "Collections Cases," and added a lot more detail on calendaring.  The January 2007 Update (totalling 99 two-sided pages!) changed all of the CRC references and 22 revised Judicial Council Forms.   More than 30 completed Judicial Council forms and more than 30 text forms, including sample pleadings, motions, discovery, and more.