Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Code of Federal Regulations

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Re: Code of Federal Regulations

Here is one website: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Any Google search using the term "Code of Federal Regulations" will get you what you are looking for.

Re: Code of Federal Regulations

Findlaw has free access to online codes, especially California's statutes. You need to exercise some caution, however, because Findlaw has not been updating the code sections (with the new legislative amendments) since last year. This can create problems.

For example, if you look at Code of Civil Procedure section 1005 subdivision (b) on findlaw's website right now, it will tell you that motion papers must be served at least 21 "calendar" days and oppositions 10 "calendar" days before the hearing.

The legislature amended this section last year, however, and effective January 1, 2005, all motion papers must be served at least 16 "court" days and oppositions papers served 9 "court" days before a hearing. There is a huge difference between a court day and a calendar day. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are not court days.

This has caused a lot of motion papers to be late, even from my opponents. The Rutter Group even screwed up and did not include the changes in their initial updates to Weil and Brown's Civil Procedure Before Trial. (Updates to correct this are reportedly being prepared.)

So it is really unfair that courts hold everyone to the standard that ignorance of the law is no excuse, but when it comes time to trying to find out what the law is, it is hard to find it anywhere, much less for free.

Very truly yours,