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California Rules of Court

Rule 3.700. Scope and purpose of the case management rules

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.700

Current text effective January 1, 2007.

The rules in this division are to be construed and administered to secure the fair, timely, and efficient disposition of every civil case. The rules are to be applied in a fair, practical, and flexible manner so as to achieve the ends of justice.

#History

Rule 3.700 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 204 effective January 1, 2004.

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