by Julie A. Goren | Dec 14, 2025 | Articles
Starting January 1, 2026, California will allow service of process by email — a long‑awaited modernization. Yet the statute’s language is so flawed that it is likely useless. SB 85, sponsored by Senator Tom Umberg’s office, revised Code of Civil Procedure...
by Julie A. Goren | Jan 15, 2022 | Articles
There’s a rule for everything in California State Court civil litigation. A single procedure (e.g., filing a complaint, answering a complaint, filing a motion, opposing a motion, serving discovery, responding to discovery, etc.) may be governed by the Code of...
by Julie A. Goren | Apr 27, 2021 | Articles
Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, is a state holiday as well as a court holiday in California state court. Native American Day, the fourth Friday in September, is only a state holiday. An assembly bill winding its way through the legislature would...
by Julie A. Goren | Jan 1, 2019 | Articles
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by Julie A. Goren | Nov 8, 2017 | Articles
The benefits of eService are many. Today we can enjoy the obvious benefits of saving time and trees, and the lesser-known benefit specific to California where eService simplifies calendaring (see https://www.litigationbythenumbers.com/eservice.html). January 1, 2018,...