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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.900
Purposes of reference
A court must not use the reference procedure under Code of Civil Procedure section 638 to appoint a person to conduct a mediation.
History
Rule 3.900 adopted effective January 1, 2007. Advisory Committee Comment Rule 3.900 is not intended to prohibit a court from appointing a referee to conduct a mandatory settlement conference or, following the conclusion of a reference, from appointing a person who previously served as a referee to conduct a mediation.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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