Code of Civil Procedure section 2023.020

Notwithstanding the outcome of the particular discovery motion, the court shall impose a monetary sanction ordering that any party or attorney who fails to confer as required pay the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by anyone as a result of that conduct.

Source: Section 2023.020, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=2023.020. (updated Jan. 1, 2005; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_2023.020

Original Source: Section 2023.020, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=2023.020. (last accessed May 12, 2025).