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California Rules of Court

Rule 3.1382. Good faith settlement and dismissal

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1382

Current text effective January 1, 2007.

A motion or application for determination of good faith settlement may include a request to dismiss a pleading or a portion of a pleading. The notice of motion or application for determination of good faith settlement must list each party and pleading or portion of pleading affected by the settlement and the date on which the affected pleading was filed.

#History

Rule 3.1382 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 330 effective July 1, 1999.

What this rule requires

Document Filing Requirements

  • A motion or application for determination of good faith settlement may include a request to dismiss a pleading or a portion of a pleading.

  • The notice of motion or application for determination of good faith settlement must list each party and pleading or portion of pleading affected by the settlement and the date on which the affected pleading was filed.

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.