Rule 3.510. Service of papers
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.510
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(a) Proof of service
Except as otherwise provided in the rules in this chapter, all papers filed or submitted must be accompanied by proof of prior service on all other parties to the coordination proceeding, including all parties appearing in all included actions and coordinated actions. Service and proof of such service must be made as provided for in civil actions generally.
(Subd (a) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2005; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective January 1, 1974.)
#(b) Service on liaison counsel
Except as provided in rule 3.506(c), any party for whom liaison counsel has been designated may be served by serving the liaison counsel.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective January 1, 1974; previously amended and lettered effective January 1, 2005.)
#(c) Effect of failure to serve
Failure to serve any defendant with a copy of the summons and of the complaint, or failure to serve any party with any other paper or order as required by the rules in this chapter, will not preclude the coordination of the actions, but the unserved defendant or party may assert the failure to serve as a basis for appropriate relief.
(Subd (c) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2005; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective January 1, 1974.)
#History
Rule 3.510 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1510 effective January 1, 1974; previously amended effective January 1, 2005.)
What this rule requires
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Except as otherwise provided in the rules in this chapter, all papers filed or submitted must be accompanied by proof of prior service on all other parties to the coordination proceeding, including all parties appearing in all included actions and coordinated actions. Service and proof of such service must be made as provided for in civil actions generally.
Except as provided in rule 3.506(c), any party for whom liaison counsel has been designated may be served by serving the liaison counsel.
A failure to serve specified documents does not prevent coordination, but an unserved defendant or party may assert the failure as a basis for appropriate relief.
The rule's wording
Failure to serve any defendant with a copy of the summons and of the complaint, or failure to serve any party with any other paper or order as required by the rules in this chapter, will not preclude the coordination of the actions, but the unserved defendant or party may assert the failure to serve as a basis for appropriate relief.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.