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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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