California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2023.020

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.

Notwithstanding the outcome of the particular discovery motion, the court shall impose a monetary sanction ordering that any party or attorney who fails to confer as required pay the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by anyone as a result of that conduct.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 2023.020 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-4-miscellaneous-provisions/title-4-civil-discovery-act/chapter-7-sanctions/section-2023.020

Other sections in Chapter 7 - Sanctions

§ 2023.010§ 2023.020§ 2023.030§ 2023.040§ 2023.050

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