procedural guides

California Rules of Civil Procedure

How to follow the California Rules of Civil Procedure? It all starts with knowing what those rules are. The problem is that court websites are not always up to date. That’s why we built SmartRules. SmartRules has all the rules for all of the local jurisdictions and courthouses in California all in one place. That … Read Article

Discovery in Foreign Jurisdictions

  Discovery in foreign jurisdictions has traditionally been problematic, and costly, for all parties involved in litigation, most especially for nonparty witnesses residing in another state. In 2007, the Uniform Law Commission formally addressed this issue with the promulgation the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. Under this Act, known as UIDDA, litigants from the … Read Article