Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council shall provide by rule the practice and procedure for coordination of civil actions in convenient courts, including provision for giving notice and presenting evidence.
§ 404.7.Rules For Practice and Procedure For Coordination
Title 4. Of the Place of Trial, Reclassification, and Coordination of Civil Actions · Chapter 3. Coordination · Enacted 1972 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentence§ 404.7 directs the Judicial Council to adopt rules spelling out the practice and procedure for coordinating civil actions in a convenient court, including how notice is given and evidence presented.
Full Text of § 404.7
Plain-English Summary
The standards for coordination appear in this chapter's statutes, but the day-to-day practice and procedure -- how notice is given, how evidence is presented -- is left to rules the Judicial Council is directed to adopt under § 404.7.
Litigants in a coordinated proceeding should expect those mechanics -- filing deadlines, hearing formats, how motions get noticed -- to come from those rules of court rather than from this statute directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are the detailed coordination procedures found?
In rules the Judicial Council is directed to adopt, covering notice and the presentation of evidence in coordinated proceedings.
Does this section itself spell out the coordination procedures?
No -- it only directs the Judicial Council to adopt those procedures by rule.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1162.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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