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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.401

Complex case designation

activein force · 2007-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

A plaintiff may designate an action as a complex case by filing and serving with the initial complaint the Civil Case Cover Sheet (form CM-010) marked to indicate that the action is a complex case.

History

Rule 3.401 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1810 effective January 1, 2000; previously amended effective July 1, 2002, and July 1, 2004.

Provenance

Source
courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-14
Edition
2026-09-14
Content hash
a0c36334b4a94509b73a873280b0bc98098db16f2ab6ba70d985aa5e528f1096
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