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Jones v. Superior Court of Nevada County

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 8, 2016No. C080359PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HOCH, J. —

Code of Civil Procedure' section 170.6 delineates the process by which a litigant may exercise a peremptory challenge against a superior court judge and imposes various procedural deadlines for filing such a challenge. Under subdivision (a)(2) of section 170.6, a 30-day deadline to file a peremptory challenge after the initial appearance applies “[i]f the court in which the action is pending is authorized to have no more than one judge.” This one-judge-court deadline requirement predates the unification of municipal and superior courts in California, when there were still…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pitchess v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Bruns v. E-Commerce Exchange, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2011
  3. People v. Superior Court (Lavi)California Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Augustyn v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. LA CTY. DEPT. OF PUB. SOC. SERV. v. Superior Ct.California Court of Appeal · 1977

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Dep't of Forestry & Fire Prot. v. Howell, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
  2. Bontilao v. Superior Court of Santa Clara Cnty., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  3. Gund v. Cnty. of Trinity, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  4. Alliance for Cal. Bus. v. State Air Res. Bd., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  5. Bontilao v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019

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