Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 182. Section 182.
The heading to this chapter shall not be deemed to govern or limit the scope or meaning of this chapter.
CHAPTER 5. Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Courts of Justice [182. - 187.]
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP 5.
in effectCal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 184. Section 184.
No proceeding in any court of justice, in an action or special proceeding pending therein, shall be affected by a vacancy in the office of all or any of the judges or justices thereof.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 185. Section 185.
(a)
Every written proceeding in a court of justice in this state shall be in the English language, and judicial proceedings shall be conducted, preserved, and published in no other. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a court from providing an unofficial translation of a court order issued pursuant to Section 527.6 or 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or Part 1 (commencing with Section 6200) of Division 10 of the Family Code, or Section 136.2 of the Penal Code, in a language other than English.
(b)
The Judicial Council shall, by July 1, 2001, make available to all courts, translations of domestic violence protective order forms in languages other than English, as the Judicial Council deems appropriate, for protective orders issued pursuant to Section 527.6 or 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or Part 1 (commencing with Section 6200) of Division 10 of the Family Code, or Section 136.2 of the Penal Code.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 186. Section 186.
Such abbreviations as are in common use may be used, and numbers may be expressed by figures or numerals in the customary manner.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 187. Section 187.
When jurisdiction is, by the Constitution or this Code, or by any other statute, conferred on a Court or judicial officer, all the means necessary to carry it into effect are also given; and in the exercise of this jurisdiction, if the course of proceeding be not specifically pointed out by this Code or the statute, any suitable process or mode of proceeding may be adopted which may appear most conformable to the spirit of this Code.
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