235 (SB235) into law, which amends California Code of Civil Procedure section 2016.090. It institutes a new procedure for initial disclosures of information and documents. Beginning on January 1, 2024, parties will be required to make initial witness and document disclosures within 60 days of another party's request.
Unlike Federal Rule Civil Procedure 26(e)(1) – (2), California law does not impose a continuing duty on a party to supplement their interrogatory or document responses.
You typically have 30 days to respond to the request During the time you have to respond to discovery requests, you can still use mediation or work to negotiate a settlement with the other side.
Discovery may be obtained of the identity and location of persons having knowledge of any discoverable matter, as well as of the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of any document, electronically stored information, tangible thing, or land or other property.
Responses that only contain objections need not be verified by the party but the response must be signed by the attorney. See CCP §§ 2030.250(a),(c), 2031.250(a),(c), 2033.250(a), (c) and Cal.
Your original written response must be served on the attorney for the propounding party, or directly to the propounding party if he or she is self-represented (in pro per). Courtesy copies should be served on all other attorneys or self-represented parties in the case.
Shareholders must sign the minutes of shareholder meetings, while directors sign the minutes for board of directors meetings. The minutes and copies of the notices of the meeting (or Waiver of Notice) sent to attendees of the meeting are kept in the corporate minute book.
Requesting documents requires a different kind of discovery process. How many questions can I ask? If your case is a limited civil case ($35,000 or less) you can request up to a total of 35 combined request for admissions, form interrogatories , special interrogatories, and requests for production.
Board meeting minutes should be prepared and distributed in a timely manner after each board meeting. Ideally, minutes should be circulated to board members for review and approval within a reasonable timeframe, such as before the next scheduled meeting.
One member makes the motion, a second member approves it, and the chair calls for a vote. The approval of meeting minutes goes through with a majority vote. Record the approval: The secretary notes in the current meeting minutes that the board approved minutes from the previous meeting.