Any party shall have the right to appeal any judgment or final order consistent with the law governing appeals.
§ 100.Appeal
Title 1. Organization and Jurisdiction · Chapter 5.1. Limited Civil Cases · Article 2. Economic Litigation for Limited Civil Cases · Enacted 1982 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 100 closes out the economic litigation article by governing appeals from a limited civil case judgment or order, keeping the appeal process for these smaller-dollar cases distinct from the appeal route that applies to unlimited civil cases.
Full Text of § 100
Plain-English Summary
Article 2 spends most of its sections on trial-level procedure — pleadings, discovery, witness disclosure. Section 100 closes the article by turning to what happens after judgment: the appeal.
A limited civil case doesn’t appeal the way an unlimited civil case does. Rather than going to the Court of Appeal, an appeal from a limited civil case judgment or order goes to the appellate division of the superior court — the same appellate division § 77 establishes, with its own judges, rules, and procedures suited to a caseload of smaller-dollar disputes.
Keeping the appeal within the superior court’s own appellate division, instead of sending every limited civil case up to the Court of Appeal, keeps the appellate process in proportion to what a limited civil case has at stake — the same idea behind the discovery caps and simplified pleading rules earlier in this article.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does an appeal from a limited civil case go in California?
To the appellate division of the superior court, not the Court of Appeal — the same appellate division § 77 establishes.
Does § 100 set the deadlines and procedures for a limited civil case appeal?
Section 100 addresses appeals from limited civil case judgments and orders as part of the economic litigation article; the detailed deadlines and procedures for a specific appeal are set out in the broader statutes governing limited civil case appeals.
Amendment History
Added Stats 1982 ch 1581 § 1.
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the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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