# California Motion Types | Trellis

> Every motion type Trellis tracks in California Superior Courts, with a link to each motion's page of outcomes, judge data and example rulings.

Last updated: 2026-10-26

## Administrative Motions

- [Final Administrative Decision](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/final-administrative-decision-section-1094-5-california-432): A final administrative decision (also known as a final administrative order) is sometimes a jurisdictional prerequisite the petitioner must satisfy before being able to bring a controversy for adjudication in a court. "\[W\]here an adequate administrative remedy is provided by statute, resort to that forum is a 'jurisdictional' prerequisite to judicial consideration of the claim." ( Styne v. Stevens (2001) 26 Cal.4th 42, 56.)
- [Notice of Appeal to an Administrative Hearing](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-appeal-to-an-administrative-hearing-section-1094-5-california-495): The applicable type of mandate is determined by the nature of the administrative action or decision.
- [Petition for Writ of Administrative Mandate](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-writ-administrative-mandate-california-397): An administrative mandate is available only if the decision resulted from a "proceeding in which by law: (a) a hearing is required to be given, (b) evidence is required to be taken, and (c) discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the agency." ( McGill, supra , 44 Cal.App.4th at 1785.)

## Arbitration Motions

- [Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-to-confirm-arbitration-award-california-412): Any party to an arbitration in which an award has been made may petition the court to confirm, correct, or vacate the award. (Code Civ. Proc. § 1285.)
- [Petition to Vacate or Alter Arbitration Award](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-to-vacate-alter-arbitration-award-california-405): California public policy favors arbitration as "a speedy and relatively inexpensive means of dispute resolution." ( Moncharsh v. Heily & Blase (1992) 3 Cal.4th 1, 9.)

## Class Action Motions

- [Motion for Class Certification](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-class-certification-california-38): A class action allows the courts to manage multiple claims that are typical of a class.
- [Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-final-approval-class-action-settlement-california-122): After the Court has held a preliminary approval hearing, it may grant final approval of a class action settlement. (Cal. Rules of Ct. 3.769(a); Dunk v. Ford Motor Co. (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1794, 1800.)
- [Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-preliminary-approval-class-settlement-california-40): A settlement or compromise of an entire class action, of a cause of action in a class action, or as to a party requires court approval after a hearing.
- [Motion for Wage & Hour Class Certification](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-wage-hour-class-certification-california-215): Ct. (2012) 53 Cal.4th 1033.)
- [Motion to Modify/Amend Order Certifying Class](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-modify-amend-order-certifying-class-california-39): Any party may file a motion to amend or modify an order certifying a class. (Cal. Rules of Court 3.764(a)(3); Vasquez v. Super.

## Damages Motions

- [General Damages](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/general-damages-california-198): The general rule of damages in tort is that the injured party may recover for all detriment caused whether it could have been anticipated or not. ( Civil Code § 3333 ; Hunt Bros.
- [Petition for Approval for Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-approval-for-transfer-structured-settlement-payment-rights-california-425): A "payee" receiving periodic payment of damages (instead of a lump-sum) in settlement or judgment of a tort claim ("structured settlement agreement") may petition the court to approve transfer of the payee's rights to receive payment to a "transferor" under certain circumstances ("transfer agreement.") (Ins. Code § 10134 - 10139.5.)
- [Petition for Injunctive Relief](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-injunctive-relief-california-218): A petition for injunctive relief may request either a permanent or preliminary injunction.
- [Punitive / Exemplary Damages](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/punitive-exemplary-damages-california-199): § 3294 of the California Civil Code authorizes a plaintiff to obtain an award of punitive or exemplary damages when there is clear and convincing evidence that the defendant engaged in malice, oppression, or fraud. ( Civil Code § 3294 ; Turman vs. Turning Point of Central California, Inc. (2010) 191 Cal.App.4th 53, 63.)
- [Special Damages](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/special-damages-california-261): The general rule of damages in tort is that the injured party may recover for all detriment caused whether it could have been anticipated or not. ( Civil Code § 3333 ; Hunt Bros.

## Discovery Motions

- [Application for Order for Publication](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-for-order-for-publication-california-328): California statutory law provides that in certain cases, when a party cannot be located, alternative service of process may be completed via publication of a summons.
- [Foreign Subpoena for Discovery](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/foreign-subpoena-for-discovery-california-394): Subpoenas issued by courts in another state or county (a foreign subpoena) may be enforced in California under the Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act. ( Code of Civil Procedure §2029.100 et seq.; see also Rutter Guide, Cal. Prac.
- [Informal Discovery Conference](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/informal-discovery-conference-california-348): Informal resolution of discovery disputes is a centerpiece of California civil practice, requiring civil litigants to make “a serious attempt to obtain an informal resolution of each issue.” (Stewart v. Colonial Western Agency, Inc. (2001) 87 Cal.App 4th 1006, 1016.)
- [Motion for Discovery of Police Officer Misconduct Records (Pitchess Motion)](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/discovery-police-officer-misconduct-records-california-330): In Pitchess v. Superior Court, 11 Cal.3d 531 (1975), the court first used what is commonly referred to today as a Pitchess Motion.
- [Motion for Issuance of Out of State Deposition](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-issuance-out-state-deposition-california-326): Code of Civil Procedure § 2026.010 governs depositions of out-of-state persons. § 2026.010(f) permits a California court to issue a commission authorizing the deposition in another state.
- [Motion for Order Shortening Time to Respond to Discovery Calendar](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-order-shortening-time-to-respond-to-discovery-calendar-california-216): A party may move to shorten the time to respond to discovery through a "Motion for Order Shortening Time to Respond to Discovery."
- [Motion for Order Shortening Time to Respond to Propounded Discovery](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-order-shortening-time-to-respond-to-propounded-discovery-california-126): A party may move to shorten the time to respond to discovery through a "Motion for Order Shortening Time to Respond to Discovery."
- [Motion to Augment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-augment-california-316): California Rules of Court, Rule 3.2225(c) provides:.
- [Motion to Compel Deposition](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-order-compelling-deposition-california-497): Code of Civ. Proc., § 2025.450(a).
- [Motion to Compel Deposition of Person Most Qualified (PMQ)](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-deposition-person-most-qualified-pmq-california-203): In California, a party noticing the deposition of a company, organization, or public entity may request that the entity designate the Person Most Qualified (PMQ) to testify on its behalf.
- [Motion to Compel Discovery Responses (CCP § 2030.300)](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-discovery-responses-ccp-2030-300-california-25): A Motion to Compel Discovery Responses in California under CCP § 2030.300 is a legal action taken when a party fails to serve timely responses to discovery requests, such as interrogatories or requests for production.
- [Motion to Compel Further Responses](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-further-responses-california-21): A party may move to compel further responses to interrogatories on the grounds that the answer is evasive or incomplete, an exercise of the option to produce documents under the Code of Civil Procedure § 2030.230 is unwarranted or the required specification of those documents is inadequate, and/or an objection to an interrogatory is without merit or too general. ( Code Civ. Proc. § 2030.300(a) .)
- [Motion to Compel Further Responses to Interrogatories](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-further-responses-to-interrogatories-california-19): Code Civ. Proc., § 2030.010(a) .
- [Motion to Compel Initial Responses](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-initial-responses-california-20): Code Civ. Proc. § 2030.290(a) .
- [Motion to Compel Production of Documents](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-production-documents-california-22): The demanding party may move for an order compelling compliance if the responding party “fails to permit the inspection, copying, testing, or sampling in accordance with that party's statement of compliance....” ( Code of Civ. Proc. § 2031.320(a) ; see also Code of Civ. Proc., § 2025.450(a) (“If, after service of a deposition notice, a party to the action... fails to appear for examination, or to proceed with it, or to produce for inspection any document or tangible thing described in the deposition notice, the party giving the notice may move for an order compelling the deponent's attendance and testimony, and the production for inspection of any document or tangible thing described in the deposition notice.”).)
- [Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Production of Documents](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-responses-to-request-for-production-documents-california-68): Code of Civil Procedure, § 2031.310 provides:.
- [Motion to Deem Facts Admitted](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-deem-facts-admitted-california-317): Code of Civil Procedure § 2033.280(c) provides that the court shall deem the matters admitted unless it finds that the party to whom the requests for admission have been directed has served, before the hearing on the motion, a proposed response to the requests for admission that is in substantial compliance with Code of Civil Procedure § 2033.220 .
- [Motion to Extend Discovery Cut-Off Date](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-extend-discovery-cut-off-date-california-427): Absent an extension, discovery proceedings must be completed within thirty (30) days before the initial trial date (the "discovery period").
- [Motion to Quash Service of Summons](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-quash-service-summons-california-71): Motion Type: Motion to Quash Service of Summons for California.
- [Motion to Quash Subpoena](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-quash-subpoena-california-70): A trial court has the authority to quash a subpoena. ( Code of Civ. Proc. § 1987.1 ).
- [Motion to Submit Tardy Expert Witness Information](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-submit-tardy-expert-witness-information-california-345): Any party may demand a mutual and simultaneous exchange by all parties of a list containing the name and address of any person whose oral or deposition testimony in the form of an expert opinion any party expects to offer in evidence at the trial. ( Code Civ. Proc., § 2034.710(a) .)
- [Motion to Suppress – Civil](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-suppress-civil-california-167): Motion Type: Motion to Suppress – Civil for California.
- [Motion/Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time to Schedule Deposition](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-ex-parte-application-for-order-shortening-time-to-schedule-deposition-california-168): Code of Civil Procedure § 2025.270(d) states:.
- [Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-acknowledgment-receipt-california-426): In California civil actions, the Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt is a method of service that allows the serving party to send the summons and complaint to the opposing party by mail.
- [Noticing a Deposition in a Foreign Country](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/noticing-a-deposition-in-a-foreign-country-california-338): Deposing a party to the action or that party’s officers, directors, managing agents, or employees in a foreign nation is governed by Code of Civil Procedure § 2027.010 .
- [Noticing Out of State Deposition](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/noticing-out-state-deposition-california-339): Depositions in California are generally subject to the Code of Civil Procedure, regardless of the deposition location.
- [Out of State Discovery](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/out-state-discovery-california-395): Code of Civil Procedure § 2026.010 governs the taking of discovery in another state in an action filed in California.
- [Separate Statement in Discovery Motions](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/separate-statement-in-discovery-motions-california-388): Motion Type: Separate Statement in Discovery Motions for California.
- [Service of Summons Abroad (CCP § 413.10(c))](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/service-abroad-ccp-413-10-c-california-344): Ct. (1985) 172 Cal.App.3d 1118, 1122.)
- [Subpoena Duces Tecum](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/subpoena-duces-tecum-california-384): Motion Type: Subpoena Duces Tecum for California.
- [Subpoenas](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/subpoena-california-458): In civil litigation, subpoenas are often used to compel discovery from nonparties to a suit such as individuals or corporations.
- [Summons](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/summons-california-393): When the summons was not served in substantial compliance with the statutory requirements, the court does not obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant. (MJS Enterprises, Inc.,153 Cal.App.3d at 557).
- [Supplemental Declaration](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/supplemental-declaration-california-415): California Rules of Court provide specific rules for declarations and supplements.

## Dispositive Motions

- [Demurrer](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/demurrer-california-27): In California, a demurrer is a pleading used to test the legal sufficiency of other pleadings by raising issues of law, not fact, regarding their form or content.
- [Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-judgment-on-pleadings-california-28): Motion Type: Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings for California.
- [Motion for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-lack-personal-jurisdiction-california-128): Connelly v. Castillo (1987) 190 Cal.App.3d 1583, 1588; Strathvale Holdings v. E.B.H. (2005) 126 Cal.App.4th 1241, 1249.
- [Motion for Summary Adjudication](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-summary-adjudication-california-30): A Motion for Summary Adjudication can be filed when a moving party cannot show that all evidence is in favor of the party.
- [Motion for Summary Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-summary-judgment-california-31): The purpose of a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication “is to provide courts with a mechanism to cut through the parties’ pleadings in order to determine whether, despite their allegations, trial is in fact necessary to resolve their dispute.”
- [Motion to Compel Arbitration](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-arbitration-california-26): Arbitration agreements are valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, except on such grounds that exist at law or equity for voiding a contract. (Winter v. Window Fashions Professions, Inc. (2008) 166 Cal.App.4th 943, 947.)
- [Motion to Dismiss](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-dismiss-california-29): A motion to dismiss is the legal equivalent of a general demurrer.
- [Order Approving Compromise of Disputed Claim](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/order-approving-compromise-disputed-claim-california-421): The petitions to approve minors or individuals with disabilities’ compromises are governed by California Rules of Court, Rules 7.950, et seq. and Probate Code sections 3500 and 3600 et seq. If an action is pending and settlement is effected prior to trial, the person with a disability’s compromise must be approved by the court. (Code Civ. Proc., Sec. 372.)
- [Petition for Declaratory Relief](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-declaratory-relief-california-214): A Petition for Declaratory Relief in California is used to obtain a judicial declaration on the rights and duties of parties under a contract or statute.
- [Request for Entry of Default Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/request-for-entry-default-judgment-california-32): A party seeking judgment on the default by the Court must file a Request for Court Judgment, and:.

## Evidentiary Motions

- [Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-exclude-expert-testimony-california-65): Exclusion of expert testimony is an evidentiary sanction is warranted only on a finding of an unreasonable failure to do any of the following:.

## Fees, Costs, and Sanctions Motions

- [Motion for Attorney's Fees](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-attorney-s-fees-california-48): In general, “California follows the ‘American rule,’ under which each party to a lawsuit ordinarily must pay his or her own attorney fees.”
- [Motion for Sanctions – General](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-sanctions-general-california-50): A motion for sanctions can be filed to request that a trial court “order a party, the party's attorney, or both, to pay the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by another party as a result of actions or tactics, made in bad faith, that are frivolous or solely intended to cause unnecessary delay.”
- [Motion for Sanctions – Intentional Spoliation](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-sanctions-intentional-spoliation-california-200): Spoliation undermines the search for truth and fairness by creating a false picture of the evidence before the trier of fact by destroying authentic evidence. (Cedars-Sinai Med.
- [Motion for Sanctions – Negligent Spoliation](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-sanctions-negligent-spoliation-california-201): Spoliation undermines the search for truth and fairness by creating a false picture of the evidence before the trier of fact by destroying authentic evidence. (Cedars-Sinai Med.
- [Motion for Terminating Sanctions](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-terminating-sanctions-california-332): The purpose of discovery sanctions is to prevent abuse of the discovery process and correct the problem presented. (McGinty v. Superior Court (1994) 26 Cal.App.4th 204, 210.)

## General Motions

- [Application for and Renewal of Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-for-renewal-judgment-california-329): In California, a money judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property is subject to a ten (10) year statute of limitations; after ten years, the judgment terminates and any lien or liability for enforcement is extinguished, even by an independent action. ( California Code of Civil Procedure §683.020 .)
- [Application for Order to Vacate Prefiling Order and Remove Plaintiff/Petitioner from Judicial Council Vexatious Litigant List](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-for-order-to-vacate-prefiling-order-remove-plaintiff-petitioner-from-judicial-council-vexatious-litigant-list-california-361): Pursuant to CCP § 391.8 , a vexatious litigant subject to a pre-filing order under CCP § 391.7 may file an application to vacate the pre-filing order and remove his or her name from the Judicial Council’s list of vexatious litigants subject to pre-filing orders. ( CCP § 391.8(a) .)
- [Application for Order to View and Reproduce Exhibits](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-for-order-to-view-reproduce-exhibits-california-327): Unless confidentiality is required by law, court records (including "all or a portion of any document, paper, exhibit, transcript, or other thing filed or lodged with the court, by electronic means or otherwise") are presumed to be open.
- [Appointment of Receiver](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/appointment-receiver-california-441): Receivers are agents of the court and may be appointed only when authorized by statute. (Marsch v. Williams (1994) 23 Cal.App.4th 238, 245.)
- [Civil Bench Warrant - Failure to Comply](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/civil-bench-warrant-failure-to-comply-california-342): Under Code of Civil Procedure § 708.170(a)(1)(B) , failure to appear at a judgment debtor examination may result in the issuance of a bench warrant, issued pursuant to §1993 .
- [Confession of Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/confession-judgment-california-343): Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 1132, a judgment by confession “shall be entered only if an attorney independently representing the defendant signs a certificate that the attorney has examined the proposed judgment and has advised the defendant with respect to the waiver of rights and defenses under the confession of judgment procedure and has advised the defendant to utilize” the procedure. (Code Civ. Proc. § 1132(b); Capital Trust, Inc. v. Tri-National Development Corp. (2002) 103 Cal.App.4th 824, 829.)
- [Motion for an Order to Show Cause Regarding Contempt (CCP 1209)](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-an-osc-re-contempt-ccp-1209-california-357): A Pitchess Motion, named after the 1975 Pitchess v. Superior Court case, is a request for discovery of peace officer personnel records or records maintained under Penal Code § 832.5 in California.
- [Motion for Order Vacating Renewal of Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-order-vacating-renewal-judgment-california-417): No court order or new judgment is required.
- [Motion for Reconsideration](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-reconsider-california-45): A Motion for Reconsideration in California is a legal process provided by Section 1008 of the Code of Civil Procedure that allows any party affected by a court order to seek reconsideration, modification, amendment, or vacation of prior orders.
- [Motion to Continue Trial](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-continue-trial-california-262): Motion Type: Motion to Continue Trial for California.
- [Motion to Declare Plaintiff a Vexatious Litigant](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-declare-plaintiff-a-vexatious-litigant-california-360): Motion Type: Motion to Declare Plaintiff a Vexatious Litigant for California.
- [Motion to Enforce Sister-State Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-enforce-sister-state-judgment-california-319): The full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution, Article IV, Section 1, requires a state to enforce a judgment rendered in another state, but only where all parties were provided reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard. (Washoe Development Company v. Guaranty Federal Bank (1996) 47 Cal.App.4th 1518, 1521.)
- [Motion to Lift Stay](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-lift-stay-california-83): Code of Civil Procedure, § 1281.4 provides that “\[i\]f a court of competent jurisdiction, whether in this State or not, has ordered arbitration of a controversy which is an issue involved in an action or proceeding pending before a court of this State, the court in which such action or proceeding is pending shall, upon motion of a party to such action or proceeding, stay the action or proceeding until an arbitration is had in accordance with the order to arbitrate or until such earlier time as the court specifies.”
- [Motion to Stay](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-stay-california-100): A stay order suspends all proceedings in the action to which it applies. ( Rules of Court, Rule 3.515(h) .)
- [Motion to Vacate Default Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-vacate-default-judgment-california-33): The Code of Civil Procedure, § 473(b) provides the court with discretionary and mandatory authority to relieve a party from default.
- [Motion to Vacate Sister-State Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-vacate-sister-state-judgment-california-358): The full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution, Article IV, Section 1, requires a state to enforce a judgment rendered in another state, but only where all parties were provided reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard. (Washoe Development Company v. Guaranty Federal Bank (1996) 47 Cal.App.4th 1518, 1521.)
- [Motion to Withdraw as Counsel](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-recuse-counsel-california-105): The court has discretion to allow an attorney to withdraw, and such a motion should be granted provided that there is no prejudice to the client and it does not disrupt the orderly process of justice.
- [Notice of Appearance](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-appearance-california-403): Code of Civil Procedure § 1014 states, “A defendant appears in an action when the defendant answers, demurs, files a notice of motion to strike, files a notice of motion to transfer pursuant to § 396b , ... gives the plaintiff written notice of appearance, or when an attorney gives notice of appearance for the defendant.” ( Code of Civ. Proc. § 1014 ; see also Gen. Ins. Co. v. Superior Court, 15 Cal. 3d 449, 453 (1975) (“A written stipulation between attorneys recognizing jurisdiction of the court over the parties constitutes a \[g\]eneral appearance by defendant.”).)
- [Notice of Change of Address or Other Contact Information](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-change-address-other-contact-information-california-404): California Rule of Court, Rule 2.200 states: “An attorney or self-represented party whose mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address (if it was provided under Rule 2.111(1) ) changes while an action is pending must serve on all parties and file a written notice of the change.”
- [Notice of Coordinated Cases](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-coordinated-cases-california-416): Complex cases are governed by Rule 3.400 and provided for in the Code of Civil Procedure in §§ 404 and 404.1.
- [Notice of Limited Scope Representation](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-limited-scope-representation-california-406): An attorney and a person seeking legal services may agree “that the scope of the legal services will be limited to specific tasks that the attorney will perform for the person.” ( Cal. Rules of Ct., Rule 5.425 ; Sullivan v. Dunne (1926) 198 Cal. 183, 190.)
- [Notice of Lodging](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-lodging-california-470): The court calls for a Notice of Lodging in several circumstances. e.g., proposed orders, trial exhibits, original wills, financial statements, and relief of counsel.
- [Notice of Removal](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-removal-california-63): A notice of removal initiates the process of transferring a civil action from a state court to a federal court.
- [Notice of Settlement](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/notice-settlement-california-483): CRC Rule 3.1385(a) requires plaintiff to immediately file and serve a written notice of settlement.
- [Petition for Change of Name](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-change-name-california-400): Motion Type: Petition for Change of Name for California.
- [Petition for Change of Name and Gender](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-change-name-gender-california-401): Motion Type: Petition for Change of Name and Gender for California.
- [Petition for Coordination](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-coordination-california-390): Motion Type: Petition for Coordination for California.
- [Petition for Writ of Mandate](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-writ-mandate-california-396): The applicable type of mandate is determined by the nature of the administrative action or decision.
- [Petition for Writ of Prohibition](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-for-writ-prohibition-california-422): Ct. (1922) 188 Cal. 292, 295.)
- [Petition to Approve Compromise of Disputed Claim](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-to-approve-compromise-disputed-claim-california-434): Court approval is required for all settlements of a claim for a person who lacks legal capacity to make decisions. (Prob. Code, §§ 3500, 3600, et seq.; Code of Civ. Proc., § 372.)
- [Petition to Coordinate Add-On Case](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/petition-to-coordinate-add-on-case-california-391): Motion Type: Petition to Coordinate Add-On Case for California.
- [Request for Court Reporter Services](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/request-for-court-reporter-services-california-485): The rules for using a court reporter vary somewhat between counties.
- [Request for Judicial Notice](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/request-for-judicial-notice-california-370): When a court takes judicial notice, it recognizes and accepts “the existence of a matter of law or fact that is relevant to an issue in the action without requiring formal proof of the matter.” (Poseidon Development, Inc. v. Woodland Lane Estates, LLC (“Poseidon”) (2007) 152 Cal.App.4th 1106, 1117.)
- [Request to Waive Court Fees](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/request-to-waive-court-fees-california-487): Motion Type: Request to Waive Court Fees for California.
- [Requesting Interpreter for Court Proceedings](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/requesting-interpreter-for-court-proceedings-california-493): Motion Type: Requesting Interpreter for Court Proceedings for California.
- [Stipulated Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/stipulated-judgment-california-369): Code of Civil Procedure § 664.6 authorizes the Court to enforce a settlement agreement when the parties have signed a written agreement or the parties have orally stipulated to the settlement agreement in a Court proceeding.
- [Substitution or Association of Attorney](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/substitution-association-attorney-california-347): A Substitution or Association of Attorney in California refers to the process of changing the attorney representing a party, as outlined in the California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) § 284.
- [Writ of Attachment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/writ-attachment-california-433): A writ of attachment may issue if a claim is for money based upon a contract (express or implied) in a fixed or readily ascertainable amount not less than $500 that is either unsecured or secured by personal property (not real property) and commercial in nature. (Code of Civ. Proc., § 483.010; Goldstein v. Barak Const. (2008) 164 Cal.App.4th 845, 852.)

## Other Motions Motions

- [Motion to Quash Writ of Execution](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-quash-writ-execution-california-377): Motion Type: Motion to Quash Writ of Execution for California.

## Post-trial Motions

- [Abstract of Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/abstract-judgment-california-423): Motion Type: Abstract of Judgment for California.
- [Condensed Narrative / Settled Statement on Appeal](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/condensed-narrative-settled-statement-on-appeal-california-491): When a party files an appeal, the party must also designate a record on appeal of the trial court. (Rules of Ct., Rule 8.120.)
- [Motion and Memorandum to Recover Costs](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-memorandum-to-recover-costs-california-398): Under the common law rule, parties to litigation must bear their own costs.
- [Motion for Good Faith Settlement (CCP 877.6)](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-good-faith-settlement-ccp-877-6-california-318): Code of Civil Procedure, § 877.6 “was enacted by the Legislature in 1980 to establish a statutory procedure for determining if a settlement by an alleged joint tortfeasor has been entered into in good faith and to provide a bar to claims of other alleged joint tortfeasors for equitable contribution or partial or comparative indemnity when good faith is shown.” (IRM Corp. v. Carlson (1986) 179 Cal.App.3d 94, 104.)
- [Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-judgment-notwithstanding-verdict-california-92): The Court “shall render judgment in favor of the aggrieved party notwithstanding the verdict whenever a motion for a directed verdict for the aggrieved party should have been granted had a previous motion been made.” ( Code Civ. Proc., § 629(a) .)
- [Motion for Malicious Prosecution](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-malicious-prosecution-california-282): Motion Type: Motion for Malicious Prosecution for California.
- [Motion for New Trial](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-new-trial-california-44): A motion for new trial requests “a re-examination of an issue of fact in the same court after a trial and decision by a jury, court, or referee.” ( Code Civ. Proc., § 656 ; Guzman v. Superior Court (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 705, 707-708.)
- [Motion for Payment of Judgment by Installments](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-payment-judgment-by-installments-california-143): Motion Type: Motion for Payment of Judgment by Installments for California.
- [Motion for Prejudgment Interest](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-prejudgment-interest-california-205): Prejudgment interest compensates a plaintiff for the loss of the use of property or money during the period before a judgment is entered. (Segura v. McBride (1992) 5 Cal.App.4th 1028, 1041.)
- [Motion for Relief from Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-relief-from-judgment-california-130): Motion Type: Motion for Relief from Judgment for California.
- [Motion to Amend Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-amend-judgment-california-46): Once a judgment is entered, trial courts lose jurisdiction to set aside or amend the judgment except in accordance with statutory procedures. (APRI Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (1999) 76 Cal.App.4th 176, 182; Rochin v. Pat Johnson Mfg.
- [Motion to Enforce Settlement](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-enforce-settlement-california-312): § 664.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure “was enacted to provide a summary procedure for specifically enforcing a settlement contract without the need for a new lawsuit.” (Weddington Productions, Inc. v. Flick (1998) 60 Cal.App.4th 793, 809.)
- [Motion to Offset](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-offset-california-281): A motion to offset “assures that a plaintiff will not be enriched unjustly by a double recovery, collecting part of his total claim from one joint tortfeasor and all of his claim from another.” (Reed v. Wilson (1999) 73 Cal.App.4th 439, 444.)
- [Motion to Recover Costs](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-recover-costs-california-382): Under the common law rule, parties to litigation must bear their own costs.
- [Motion to Set Aside/Vacate Dismissal](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-set-aside-vacate-dismissal-california-320): Motion Type: Motion to Set Aside/Vacate Dismissal for California.
- [Motion to Stay Execution](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-stay-execution-california-371): A court has the power to stay execution of a judgment where the judgment debtor has another action pending on a disputed claim against the judgment creditor. (Erlich v. Super.
- [Motion to Tax Costs](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-tax-costs-california-372): While a prevailing party is entitled as a matter of right to recover costs except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, the prevailing party is entitled to all of his costs unless another statute provides otherwise.
- [Motion to Vacate Default](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-vacate-default-california-494): The court has broad discretion to vacate the entry of default, default judgment, or dismissal, but that discretion can be exercised only if the defendant establishes a proper ground for relief, by the proper procedure and within the set time limits. (Code of Civ. Proc., § 473(b).)
- [Motion to Vacate Judgment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-vacate-judgment-california-47): The Court “shall render judgment in favor of the aggrieved party notwithstanding the verdict whenever a motion for a directed verdict for the aggrieved party should have been granted had a previous motion been made.” ( Code Civ. Proc., § 629(a) .)
- [Opposition to Application for Determination of Good Faith Settlement](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/opposition-to-application-for-determination-good-faith-settlement-california-407): Any party to an action in which it is alleged that two or more parties are joint tortfeasors or co-obligors on a contract debt shall be entitled to a hearing on the issue of the good faith of a settlement entered into by the plaintiff or other claimant and one or more alleged tortfeasors or co-obligors, upon giving notice in the manner provided in subdivision (b) of § 1005 . ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 877.6(a)(1) .)
- [Order Approving Disposition of Proceeds of Judgment for Minor](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/order-approving-disposition-proceeds-judgment-for-minor-california-492): Court approval is required for all settlements involving a minor. (Code of Civ. Proc., § 372; Prob. Code, § 3600.)

## Pre-trial Motions

- [Answer to Complaint](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/answer-california-315): An answer may include a general denial, specific denial or new matter constituting an affirmative defense. ( Code Civ. Proc. § 431.30 ).
- [Application for Preliminary Injunction](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-for-preliminary-injunction-california-333): It requires a person to refrain from a particular act; it may be granted by the court in which the action is brought, or by a judge thereof; and when granted by a judge, it may be enforced as an order of the court. ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 525 ; Comfort v. Comfort, (1941) 17 Cal.2d 736, 741.)
- [Application for Right to Attach Order and Writ of Attachment](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-for-right-to-attach-order-writ-attachment-california-309): An attachment may be issued if the claim sued upon is based upon a contract, for a fixed or readily ascertainable amount not less than $500, that is unsecured or secured by personal property, and that is a commercial claim. ( Code Civ. Proc. § 483.010 .)
- [Application for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-for-temporary-restraining-order-tro-california-311): The court may issue a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable harm pending the hearing of an application for preliminary injunction on notice. (Gray v. Bybee (1943) 60 Cal.App.2d 564, 571.)
- [Application for Writ of Possession](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-for-writ-possession-california-297): A writ of possession permits a plaintiff to obtain possession of tangible personal property prior to trial. ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 512.060 ; Waffer Internat.
- [Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/application-to-be-admitted-pro-hac-vice-california-298): Motion Type: Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice for California.
- [Civil Case Cover Sheet](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/civil-case-cover-sheet-california-489): A civil case cover sheet must be filed with a complaint.
- [Complaint in Interpleader](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/complaint-in-interpleader-california-304): Interpleader is a procedure whereby a person holding money or personal property to which conflicting claims are being made by others, can join the adverse claimants and force them to litigate their claims among themselves. (Hancock Oil Co. v. Hopkins (1944) 24 Cal.2d 497, 508; City of Morgan Hill v. Brown (1999) 71 Cal.4th 1114, 1122.)
- [Complaint in Intervention](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/complaint-in-intervention-california-305): Upon timely application, “any person who has an interest in the matter in litigation, or in the success of either of the parties, or an interest against both, may intervene in the action or proceeding.” ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 387(a) ; Truck Ins. Exch. v. Super.
- [Complaints in Superior Court](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/complaint-california-307): The California Rules of Court provide for the form and format requirements of complaints in Title 2, Division 2.
- [Cross-Complaint](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/cross-complaint-california-310): Cross-complaints fall into two categories: compulsory and permissive.
- [Enforcement of Settlement Agreement](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/enforcement-settlement-agreement-california-134): Settlement agreements are contracts and the legal principles which apply to contracts generally apply to settlement contracts. (Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church v. All World Mission Ministries (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 1115, 1123-1124.)
- [Ex Parte Application](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/ex-parte-application-california-58): An ex parte application requests that the court issue an order for immediate relief.
- [General Denial](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/general-denial-california-428): A General Denial is a type of answer filed in response to a complaint. (CCP § 431.30(b)(1)).
- [Mandatory Expedited Jury Trials](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/mandatory-expedited-jury-trial-california-308): Expedited jury trials are mandatory in several case types, including in limited civil cases.
- [Memorandum of Points and Authorities](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/memorandum-points-authorities-california-346): A Memorandum of Points and Authorities is a document that must accompany most motions filed with the court in California.
- [Motion for Approval of Good Faith Settlement](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-approval-good-faith-settlement-california-60): The primary purpose of the good faith requirement is to protect the interests of nonsettling defendants. (City of Grand Terrace v. Super.
- [Motion for Extension of Time](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-extension-time-california-230): Where a party to whom discovery is directed fails to serve a timely response, that party waives any right to object, including objections based on privilege or work product. (Code Civ. Proc. §§ 2030.290(a) , 2031.300)(a) , 2033.280(a) ).
- [Motion for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-extension-time-to-file-responsive-pleading-california-121): The court is authorized to extend the deadline for “an act to be done.”
- [Motion for Failure to Prosecute](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-failure-to-prosecute-california-256): Motion Type: Motion for Failure to Prosecute for California.
- [Motion for Failure to State a Claim](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-failure-to-state-a-claim-california-129): A “motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted” is a procedural label used in federal court, not California court.
- [Motion for Forum Non Conveniens](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-forum-non-conveniens-california-381): California codified this principle, known as forum non conveniens, in Code of Civil Procedure § 410.30 .
- [Motion for Joinder / to Join](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-joinder-to-join-california-106): A plaintiff must join as parties to the action all persons whose interests are so directly involved that the court cannot render a fair adjudication in their absence. (Weil & Brown et al., Cal. Prac.
- [Motion for Leave to Amend](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-leave-to-amend-california-36): Motion Type: Motion for Leave to Amend for California.
- [Motion for Order Shortening Time to Serve a Motion](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-order-shortening-time-to-serve-a-motion-california-119): Cal. Rules of Court 5.94(a) .
- [Motion for Protective Order](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-protective-order-california-334): Motion Type: Motion for Protective Order for California.
- [Motion for Trial Preference](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-trial-preference-california-373): Such a preference is not only necessary to assure a party's peace of mind that he or she will live to see a particular dispute brought to resolution but it can also have substantive consequences.
- [Motion to Bifurcate / Trifurcate](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-bifurcate-trifurcate-california-86): Bifurcation is the process whereby the Court may order separate trials of issues or parties joined in a single action. (Horton v. Jones (1972) 26 Cal.App.3d 952, 954.)
- [Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-compel-arbitration-stay-california-101): A proceeding to compel arbitration is in essence a suit in equity to compel specific performance of a contract. (Freeman v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. (1975) 14 Cal.3d 473, 479.)
- [Motion to Consolidate/Join Cases](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-consolidate-join-cases-california-88): The trial courts have discretion to consolidate actions involving common questions of law or fact and are pending in the same court. ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 1048(a) .)
- [Motion to Declare a Vexatious Litigant](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-declare-a-vexatious-litigant-california-314): In any pending litigation, a “defendant” may move the court for an order declaring the “plaintiff” to be a vexatious litigant. ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 391.1 .)
- [Motion to Disqualify Counsel](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-disqualify-counsel-california-84): Dept. of Corp. v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135, 1145; Code Civ. Proc., § 128(a)(5) . “\[T\]he court has an independent interest in ensuring trials are conducted within ethical standards of the profession and that legal proceedings appear fair to all that observe them.”
- [Motion to Dissolve Preliminary Injunction](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-dissolve-preliminary-injunction-california-365): It requires a person to refrain from a particular act; it may be granted by the court in which the action is brought, or by a judge thereof; and when granted by a judge, it may be enforced as an order of the court. ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 525 ; Comfort v. Comfort, (1941) 17 Cal.2d 736, 741.)
- [Motion to Expunge Lis Pendens](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-expunge-lis-pendens-california-204): Ct. (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 1388, 1396.)
- [Motion to Extend the Time Within Which an Action Must Be Brought to Trial](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-extend-time-within-which-an-action-must-be-brought-to-trial-california-120): An action must “be brought to trial within five years after the action is commenced against the defendant.”
- [Motion to File Substitute or Corrected Brief](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-file-substitute-corrected-brief-california-259): For example, if a current pleading with a defect will be deemed stricken under CCP § 436 , the newly filed and amended pleading could be termed “corrected.”
- [Motion to Intervene](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-intervene-california-87): Intervention is the procedure whereby someone not named as a party to an action (or ordered joined as a party) may nevertheless become a party. ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 387 .)
- [Motion to Join Necessary Party](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-join-necessary-party-california-408): A necessary party is one without whom “complete relief cannot be accorded among those already parties” and/or whose absence would “leave any of the persons already parties subject to a substantial risk of incurring double, multiple, or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reason of \[the non-party’s\] claimed interest.” ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 389(a) ; Olszewski v. Scripps Health (2003) 30 Cal.4th 798, 808-809.)
- [Motion to Pay Judgment in Installments](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-pay-judgment-in-installments-california-59): Code Civ. Proc., § 582.5 .
- [Motion to Reclassify](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-reclassify-california-349): An action may be subject to reclassification from unlimited to limited jurisdiction and from limited to unlimited jurisdiction. (Walker v. Super.
- [Motion to Seal](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-seal-california-37): Unless confidentiality is required by law, court records are presumed to be open to public review.
- [Motion to Strike](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-strike-california-34): Motion Type: Motion to Strike for California.
- [Motion to Transfer Venue](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-transfer-venue-california-85): Motion Type: Motion to Transfer Venue for California.
- [Notice of Joinder to Motion](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/joinder-to-motion-california-383): In Barak v. The Quisenberry Law Firm, 135 Cal.App.4th 654 (2006), the court noted that “when a party merely joins in a motion for summary judgment without presenting its own evidence, the party fails to establish the necessary factual foundation to support the motion”…and that “joining in an argument is different from joining in a motion.” (Id. at 660-661).
- [Request to Opt Out of Mandatory Expedited Jury Trial Procedures](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/request-to-opt-out-mandatory-expedited-jury-trial-procedures-california-424): In a mandatory expedited jury trial, each side shall have up to five hours in which to complete voir dire and to present its case; the jury shall be composed of eight jurors and one alternate, unless the parties have agreed to fewer jurors; and each side shall be limited to four peremptory challenges. (Code of Civ. Proc., § 630.23.)
- [Requesting a Jury Trial](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/requesting-a-jury-trial-california-313): The Constitution of California guarantees litigants the right to a jury trial in civil actions. (Cal. Const. Art. I, § 16.)
- [Separate Statement in Motion for Summary Judgment / Adjudication](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/separate-statement-in-motion-for-summary-judgment-adjudication-california-389): A party moving for summary judgment or summary adjudication must also support the motion with a separate statement that sets forth plainly and concisely all material facts that the moving party contends are undisputed, and each of these material facts must be followed by a reference to the supporting evidence. ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 437c(b)(1) .)
- [Untimely Filed Motions](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/untimely-filed-motions-california-232): Briefs “submitted after the deadline \[set by the court\] must be accepted for filing.” ( CRC 3.1300(d) .)

## Trial Motions

- [Augmentation of Expert Witness List](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/augmentation-expert-witness-list-california-410): On motion of any party who has engaged in a timely exchange of expert witness information, the court may grant leave to:.
- [General Jury Verdicts vs. Specific Jury Verdicts](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/general-jury-verdicts-vs-specific-jury-verdicts-california-440): A general verdict is that by which they pronounce generally upon all or any of the issues, either in favor of the plaintiff or defendant; a special verdict is that by which the jury find the facts only, leaving the judgment to the Court.
- [Juror Misconduct](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/juror-misconduct-california-411): Under the California Constitution, trial by jury is an inviolate right and shall be secured to all. (Enyart v. City of Los Angeles (1999) 76 Cal.App.4th 499, 506.)
- [Jury Instructions](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/jury-instructions-california-399): Code of Civil Procedure § 607a provides:.
- [Jury Questions](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/jury-questions-california-409): Motion Type: Jury Questions for California.
- [Motion for a Directed Verdict](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-a-directed-verdict-california-144): A motion for a directed verdict is granted if there is no evidence of sufficient substantiality to support the claim or defense of the party opposing the motion. ( Code of Civ. Proc., § 630(b) .)
- [Motion for Nonsuit](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-nonsuit-california-233): The function of a motion for nonsuit is to challenge the sufficiency of plaintiff’s evidence during trial. (In re Estate of Daly (1911) 15 Cal.App. 329, 330-331 (Daly).)
- [Motion in Limine](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-in-limine-california-35): Blanks v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 171 Cal.App.4th 336, 375 (2009) (citations omitted).
- [Motion to Continue (Postpone) Trial](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-to-continue-postpone-trial-california-43): In California, a Motion to Continue (Postpone) Trial can be filed when there is good cause for a continuance, although they are generally disfavored.
- [Peremptory Challenge - CCP 170.6](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/peremptory-challenge-ccp-170-6-california-42): A motion trying to achieve this goal is typically known as a “170.6 motion”.
- [Peremptory Challenge - Jury Selection](https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/peremptory-challenge-jury-selection-california-41): A peremptory challenge for jury section allows a party to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason.