California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 116.770

CCP § 116.770 Effective Jan 1, 2005Title 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 5.5 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)The appeal to the superior court shall consist of a new hearing before a judicial officer other than the judicial officer who heard the action in the small claims division.

(b)The hearing on an appeal to the superior court shall be conducted informally. The pretrial discovery procedures described in Section 2019.010 are not permitted, no party has a right to a trial by jury, and no tentative decision or statement of decision is required.

(c)Article 5 (commencing with Section 116.510) on hearings in the small claims court applies in hearings on appeal in the superior court, except that attorneys may participate.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.