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Code of Civil Procedure § 2036.010

CHAPTER 20. Perpetuation of Testimony or Preservation of Information Pending Appeal

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 2036.010Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 45. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.

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.