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Motions for Sanctions

Sanctions in California civil litigation arise in two main contexts: discovery sanctions (CCP §2023.030) for refusal to comply with discovery orders, and litigation-conduct sanctions (CCP §128.5, §128.7) for frivolous filings or bad-faith tactics. This page indexes sanctions-related tentative rulings from our corpus.

Rulings indexed
2,862
Counties
8
Judges
10

Outcome breakdown

  • Granted956 (33%)
  • Other600 (21%)
  • Denied529 (18%)
  • Continued388 (14%)
  • Off calendar219 (8%)
  • Granted in part129 (5%)
  • Unspecified21 (1%)
  • Moot20 (1%)

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Frequently asked questions

What is a motions for sanctions in California?+

Sanctions in California civil litigation arise in two main contexts: discovery sanctions (CCP §2023.030) for refusal to comply with discovery orders, and litigation-conduct sanctions (CCP §128.5, §128.7) for frivolous filings or bad-faith tactics. This page indexes sanctions-related tentative rulings from our corpus.

How often are motions for sanctions granted in California Superior Court?+

DecisionDepot tracks grant rates, denial rates, and outcome breakdowns for motions for sanctions across 34+ California Superior Court counties. The live statistics on this page are derived from every indexed tentative ruling matching this motion type — updated continuously as new rulings arrive.