Code of Civil Procedure section 1995

If the witness be a prisoner, confined in a jail within this state, an order for his examination in the jail upon deposition, or for his temporary removal and production before a court or officer may be made as follows:
1.By the court itself in which the action or special proceeding is pending, unless it be a small claims court.
2.By a justice of the Supreme Court, or a judge of the superior court of the county where the action or proceeding is pending, if pending before a small claims court, or before a judge or other person out of court.

Source: Section 1995, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1995.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1977; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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