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Litigation By The Numbers® (LBTN)
There’s a rule for everything in California State Court litigation. The ones you must follow to prepare and timely file and serve your document could be in the Code of Civil Procedure, the California Rules of Court, or, as is usually the case, both. There are mandatory state court forms for various procedures as well. In addition, each county has its own rules and local forms.
Litigation By The Numbers®, the California civil litigation practice guide (approximately 500 pages) relied on by legal practitioners and their entire staff, brings many of the state codes, rules, and forms, and the Los Angeles County rules and forms together in one place, explaining the procedures step-by-step. More importantly, it’s updated every January and July to keep up with the code, rule, and form changes. (See “LBTN Update Service” below)
This is an instantly downloadable and fully searchable PDF. You may highlight, add notes, and print. No refunds will be issued on this product once it is downloaded.
EXCERPTS – Full Table of Contents of each chapter and selected excerpts from January 2022 version
TESTIMONIALS – Attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries, students, instructors, and self-represented
LBTN Update Service
California and Los Angeles County revise their codes, rules, and forms every January and July. Because those changes often affect the accuracy of Litigation By The Numbers®, the author monitors upcoming revisions well in advance — and has frequently participated in the rule‑change process itself. [See Judicial Council Comment matrix here.] The necessary changes are incorporated into a revised version of LBTN every January and July and made available for purchase.
LBTN Update Service subscribers have access to each new version. We provide links to download:
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a fully revised PDF of Litigation By The Numbers® every January and July, and
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a Cover Memo summarizing the key procedural changes. (See the January 2021 Update Service Cover Memo.)
The Update Service is invitation‑only. Invitations are automatically emailed to recent purchasers of Litigation By The Numbers® on a set schedule — typically around 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and 8 weeks after purchase. Once those invitations stop, no further reminders are sent. After that point, the only way to subscribe is to contact us. Eligibility to subscribe is time‑limited; if you contact us after you’ve missed too many updates, you may no longer be eligible to subscribe.
Subscriptions are initially set to renew automatically by credit card. If you prefer manual billing, simply subscribe and then email us to switch your renewal method. Subscribers receive renewal notices 20 days and 5 days before the renewal date, whether payment is automatic or manual. You may manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your online account.
California Civil Litigation and Discovery (CCLD)
California Civil Litigation and Discovery (“CCLD”) (approximately 220 pages) takes a substantive approach to litigation, e.g., what the pleadings should say (naming parties, jurisdiction, stating elements of causes of action), rather than what they look like and how they are filed and served; discovery strategies and drafting hints (scope of discovery, discovery plans, drafting written discovery, objections, and responses) rather than format, limits, and deadlines, etc. Updated as needed (when C.C.P. changes).
This is an instantly downloadable and fully searchable PDF. You may highlight, add notes, and print. No refunds will be issued on this product once it is downloaded.
Calendaring Video
Calendaring in California State Court: Steps and Traps for the Unwary is for new and experienced practitioners, staff, students … anyone who has to calendar even a single CA state court deadline!
Learn the complexities of calendaring in California state court, including the steps that must be taken to calendar deadlines correctly. Find out about the types of changes that are made to codes, rules, etc., that affect calendaring. Learn about common mistakes and traps and ways to avoid them.
Several included calendaring exercises allow you to immediately practice the steps and see how easily you can fall into a trap or misapply a rule. Focus is on calendaring deadlines for pleadings, discovery, and motions. One hour in length not including pausing to do the exercises.
This is an instantly downloadable mp4. No refunds will be issued on this product once it is downloaded. Upon purchase, you will receive links to three files: (1) Video Download, (2) Materials, (3) ReadMe. You will need to download them all. Download links will appear in your Order receipt at checkout and via email. You will need VLC Media Player to play the video. Instructions for downloading VLC are in the ReadMe file.