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Private Justice - California's General Reference Procedure

NCJ Number
96719
Journal
American Bar Foundation Research Journal Volume: 1982 Issue: 1 Dated: (Winter 1982) Pages: 79-110
Author(s)
B F Christensen
Date Published
1982
Length
32 pages
Annotation
Under a California procedure, parties to litigation may agree to have their cases referred to judges for private trial.
Abstract
While the procedure affords substantial benefits in some kinds of cases, it does involve problems that will probably limit its more general use. (Publisher abstract)