California Code of Civil Procedure ARTICLE 2 - Compulsory Cross-Complaints

• Section 426.10.
  As used in this article:(a) “Complaint” means a complaint or cross-complaint.(b) “Plaintiff” means a person who files a complaint or cross-complaint.(c) “Related cause of action” means a cause...
• Section 426.30.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, if a party against whom a complaint has been filed and served fails to allege in a cross-complaint any...
• Section 426.40.
  This article does not apply if any of the following are established:(a) The cause of action not pleaded requires for its adjudication the presence of additional...
• Section 426.50.
  A party who fails to plead a cause of action subject to the requirements of this article, whether through oversight, inadvertence, mistake, neglect, or other...
• Section 426.60.
  (a) This article applies only to civil actions and does not apply to special proceedings.(b) This article does not apply to actions in the small claims court.(c) This...
• Section 426.70.
  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 426.60, this article applies to eminent domain proceedings.(b) The related cause of action may be asserted by cross-complaint in an eminent...

Last modified: October 22, 2018