California Code of Civil Procedure
§ 116.310
CCP § 116.310 Effective Jan 1, 2005Title 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 5.5 · Art. 3
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)No formal pleading, other than the claim described in Section 116.320 or 116.360, is necessary to initiate a small claims action.
(b)The pretrial discovery procedures described in Section 2019.010 are not permitted in small claims actions.
Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.