2024 California Rules of Court
Rule 3.700. Scope and purpose of the case management rules
The rules in this division are to be construed and administered to secure the fair, timely, and efficient disposition of every civil case. The rules are to be applied in a fair, practical, and flexible manner so as to achieve the ends of justice.
Rule 3.700 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 204 effective January 1, 2004.