{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"2036.010","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 2036.010","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 4. CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT [2016.010. - 2036.050.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 20. Perpetuation of Testimony or Preservation of Information Pending Appeal [2036.010. - 2036.050.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-4/chapter-20"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 45.   (SB 1171)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>If an appeal has been taken from a judgment entered by a court of the state, or if the time for taking an appeal has not expired, a party may obtain discovery within the scope delimited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/ccp/2017.010\">2017.010</a>), and subject to the restrictions set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/ccp/2019.010\">2019.010</a>), for purposes of perpetuating testimony or preserving information for use in the event of further proceedings in that court.</p>","text":"If an appeal has been taken from a judgment entered by a court of the state, or if the time for taking an appeal has not expired, a party may obtain discovery within the scope delimited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2017.010), and subject to the restrictions set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2019.010), for purposes of perpetuating testimony or preserving information for use in the event of further proceedings in that court.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/perpetuation-of-testimony-or-preservation-of-information-2036-010","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}