California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1171

CA Civ Pro Code § 1171 (2017)  

Whenever an issue of fact is presented by the pleadings, it must be tried by a jury, unless such jury be waived as in other cases. The jury shall be formed in the same manner as other trial juries in an action of the same jurisdictional classification in the Court in which the action is pending.

(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 120. Effective September 28, 1998.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018