California Code of Civil Procedure CHAPTER 2 - Reclassification of Civil Actions and Proceedings

• Section 403.010.
  Nothing in this chapter expands or limits the law on whether a plaintiff, cross-complainant, or petitioner may file an amended complaint or other amended initial...
• Section 403.020.
  (a) If a plaintiff, cross-complainant, or petitioner files an amended complaint or other amended initial pleading that changes the jurisdictional classification from limited to unlimited, the...
• Section 403.030.
  If a party in a limited civil case files a cross-complaint that causes the action or proceeding to exceed the maximum amount in controversy for...
• Section 403.040.
  (a) The plaintiff, cross-complainant, or petitioner may file a motion for reclassification within the time allowed for that party to amend the initial pleading. The defendant...
• Section 403.050.
  (a) The parties to the action or proceeding may stipulate to reclassification of the case within the time allowed to respond to the initial pleading.(b) If the...
• Section 403.060.
  (a) For reclassification of a case from a limited civil case to an unlimited civil case, a fee shall be charged as provided in Section 70619...
• Section 403.070.
  (a) An action or proceeding that is reclassified shall be deemed to have been commenced at the time the complaint or petition was initially filed, not...
• Section 403.080.
  When an order is made by the superior court granting or denying a motion to reclassify an action or proceeding pursuant to Section 403.040, the...
• Section 403.090.
  The Judicial Council may prescribe rules, not inconsistent with statute, governing the procedure for reclassification of civil actions and proceedings.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 344,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018