The list of expert witnesses shall include the name, business or residence address, and business, occupation, or profession of each person intended to be called as an expert witness by the party and a statement of the subject matter to which his testimony relates.
§ 1258.240.Information Included In Lists of Expert Witnesses
Title 7. Eminent Domain Law · Chapter 7. Discovery; Exchange of Valuation Data · Article 2. Exchange of Valuation Data · Enacted 1975 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1258.240 requires the list of expert witnesses exchanged under Article 2 to give each expert's name, business or residence address, occupation or profession, and the subject matter of the testimony the party expects that expert to give.
Full Text of § 1258.240
Plain-English Summary
This section keeps the expert-witness list short but specific. For every expert a party intends to call, the list has to give the expert's name, a business or residence address, the expert's business, occupation, or profession, and a statement of the subject matter the testimony will cover.
That combination lets the opposing side identify who's coming, where to reach them for discovery under § 1258.020, and roughly what ground they'll cover -- without requiring the full substance of the opinion, which instead belongs in the separate statement of valuation data required by §§ 1258.250 and 1258.260 for any expert who will offer a valuation opinion.
Frequently Asked Questions
What information must the list of expert witnesses include?
Each expert's name, business or residence address, business, occupation, or profession, and the subject matter of the expected testimony.
Does the expert-witness list have to include the expert's opinion?
No. The opinion itself, and the data behind it, goes in the separate statement of valuation data required for any expert who will testify to a valuation opinion.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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