Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 23,110 times 16 Legal AnalysesProviding for service via CM/ECF Systems
Section 2015.5 - Certificate or declaration under penalty of perjury of truth and correctness of matter
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 2015.5 Cited 447 times 2 Legal AnalysesGiving "certificate" filed in accordance with state statute similar force and effect to an affidavit
Section 1038 - Reasonable cause and good faith belief as to justifiable controversy determination in Government Claims Act proceedings
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1038 Cited 158 times 1 Legal AnalysesPrevailing Government Claims Act defendant may recover fees if plaintiff did not act in good faith or lacked reasonable cause for action
Section 431.30 - General denial; denial made positively or according to information and belief of defendant
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 431.30 Cited 148 timesRequiring an answer to contain both a general or specific denial of factual allegations, § 431.30(b), and a statement of "any new matter constituting a defense," § 431.30(b)
Section 2725 - Statute of limitations in contracts for sale
Cal. Com. Code § 2725 Cited 147 timesProviding four-year limitations period for breach of express warranty claims
Section 1013a - Proof of mail service
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1013a Cited 142 timesProof of service by mail may be made by one of the following methods: (1) An affidavit setting forth the exact title of the document served and filed in the cause, showing the name and residence or business address of the person making the service, showing that he or she is a resident of or employed in the county where the mailing occurs, that he or she is over the age of 18 years and not a party to the cause, and showing the date and place of deposit in the mail, the name and address of the person
Section 2607 - Effect of acceptance; notice of breach; burden of establishing breach after acceptance; notice of claim or litigation to person answerable over
Cal. Com. Code § 2607 Cited 110 times 1 Legal AnalysesStating that a buyer "must, within a reasonable time after he or she discovers or should have discovered any breach, notify the seller of the breach or be barred from any remedy"
Section 1011 - Manner of service
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1011 Cited 80 timesAuthorizing personal service on an attorney
Section 1013 - Requirements for service by mail
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1013 Cited 78 times(a) In case of service by mail, the notice or other paper shall be deposited in a post office, mailbox, subpost office, substation, or mail chute, or other like facility regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the person on whom it is to be served, at the office address as last given by that person on any document filed in the cause and served on the party making service by mail; otherwise at that party's place of residence.
Rule 2.251 - Electronic service
Cal. R. 2.251 Cited 15 times(a)Authorization for electronic service When a document may be served by mail, express mail, overnight delivery, or fax transmission, the document may be served electronically under Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6, Penal Code section 690.5, and the rules in this chapter. For purposes of electronic service made pursuant to Penal Code section 690.5, express consent to electronic service is required.[]= (Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2022; previously amended effective January 1, 2007
Rule 2.257 - Requirements for signatures on documents
Cal. R. 2.257 Cited 4 times(a)Electronic signature An electronic signature is an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign a document or record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. (Subd (a) adopted effective January 1, 2019.) (b)Documents signed under penalty of perjury When a document to be filed electronically provides for a signature under penalty of perjury of