Groups representing lawyers and judges have reached a deal on key points in proposed legislation that would reshape summary judgment practice in California for the first time in two decades.
Assembly Bill 2049, scheduled for its first policy committee hearing on Tuesday, would increase the timelines for filing, opposing and replying to summary judgment motions. The bill would also bar lawyers from adding new evidence or facts in reply briefs. And it would stop litigants from filing more than one motion for summary judgment in a case without good cause.
