California Code of Civil Procedure ARTICLE 1 - Words and Phrases Defined

• Section 511.010.
  Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 526.)
• Section 511.020.
  “Complaint” includes a cross-complaint.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 526.)
• Section 511.030.
  “Defendant” includes a cross-defendant.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 526.)
• Section 511.040.
  “Farm products” means crops or livestock or supplies used or produced in farming operations or products of crops or livestock in their unmanufactured states (such...
• Section 511.050.
  “Inventory” means tangible personal property in the possession of a defendant who holds it for sale or lease or to be furnished under contracts of...
• Section 511.060.
  “Levying officer” means the sheriff or marshal who is directed to execute a writ of possession issued under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872,...
• Section 511.070.
  “Person” includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership or other unincorporated association, a limited liability company, and a public entity.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010,...
• Section 511.080.
  “Plaintiff” means a person who files a complaint or cross-complaint.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 526.)
• Section 511.090.
  A claim has “probable validity” where it is more likely than not that the plaintiff will obtain a judgment against the defendant on that claim.(Added...
• Section 511.100.
  “Public entity” includes the state, the Regents of the University of California, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision...

Last modified: October 22, 2018