Industrial Indemnity Co. v. Superior Court

Opinion

CHANNELL, J.

In this proceeding, we consider whether parties to an add-on petition in a coordination action are entitled to file a peremptory challenge to the coordination judge. We conclude that the Judicial Council rules governing coordination proceedings do not provide for such a right, that the Judicial Council had the authority to exclude parties to an add-on petition from the exercise of peremptory challenges, and that the exclusion is reasonable.

The coordination proceeding underlying the instant petition is In re Technical Equities Litigation which involves multiple actions by…