California Code of Civil Procedure 1775.5 – The court shall not order a case into mediation where the amount in …
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The court shall not order a case into mediation where the amount in controversy exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The determination of the amount in controversy shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 1141.16 and, in making this determination, the court shall not consider the merits of questions of liability, defenses, or comparative negligence.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1261, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 1775.5
- mediation: means a process in which a neutral person or persons facilitate communication between the disputants to assist them in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1775.1