Government,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 16, 2020
State Senate OKs plan for video conferencing in civil trials
The state Senate passed a bill Monday that would allow California superior courts to use web video and other internet technology for depositions and e-service after Judicial Council emergency rules expire to deal with the growing backlog of civil cases.




The state Senate passed a bill Monday that would allow California superior courts to use web video and other internet technology for depositions and e-service after Judicial Council emergency rules expire to deal with the growing backlog of civil cases.
SB 1146, authored by Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana and co-sponsored by Consumer Attorneys of California and California Defense Counsel, passed on a bipartisan unanimous roll call vo...
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