Noreen Evans
- Democratic
Author
(1) Existing law requires an attorney to provide a written advisory to a building owner or tenant with each demand for money or complaint for any construction-related accessibility claim, as specified. This bill would clarify that the requirement to provide the written advisory applies whether or not the attorney intends to file a complaint or eventually files a complaint in state or federal court, and would provide that a violation of this requirement may also subject the attorney to disciplinary action. (2) Existing law requires a $550 fee to be paid by each party to a civil action at the time of filing its first paper if the case is designated as a complex case or whenever the case is determined by the court to be a complex case. Existing law imposes a limitation of $10,000 on the total amount of fees collected from all plaintiffs, and the same limitation on the total amount of fees collected from all defendants, intervenors, respondents, and adverse parties appearing in a complex case. This bill would require the payment of a single complex case fee on behalf of all plaintiffs, as specified, and would make other conforming changes. The bill would provide that these changes are declaratory of existing law. (3) Existing law permits a party to move for summary adjudication of one or more causes of action, affirmative defenses, claims for damages, or issues of duty. The bill, until January 1, 2015, would additionally authorize a party to move for summary adjudication of a legal issue or claim for damages, other than punitive damages, that does not completely dispose of a cause of action, an affirmative defense, or an issue of duty, according to specified procedures.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 419, Statutes of 2011.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2463.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3115.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 2885.)
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 6).
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Page 2769.)
From consent calendar.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 6).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1282.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 1116.) (May 26).
Set for hearing May 26.
Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 23.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 860.) (May 3).
Set for hearing May 3.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB384 | HTML |
| 02/15/11 - Introduced | |
| 03/25/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/25/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/10/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/01/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/13/11 - Enrolled | |
| 10/02/11 - Chaptered |
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