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Find the rule.
Keep the context.

California statutes, court rules, and practical procedures. One place to find the material and follow it back to its source.

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California courtsStatewide · L.A. Superior Court
U.S. District CourtCentral District of California
U.S. District CourtNorthern District of California

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Richard ZhuLegal reference / 2026
01 / The experience

A citation is
a starting point.

Find the provision. Read it in context. Follow the source. CalRules brings those steps into a consistent reference interface, built for attorneys and legal staff.

California Civil CodebookReference preview
CCP 1005Example citation
California / L.A. Superior

Motions and orders

CCP § 1005

Section 1005

Source excerpt
(a) Written notice shall be given, as prescribed in subdivisions (b) and (c), for the following motions:
Read the official source

Start with the citation. Keep the statutory text and related procedural references within reach.

Open this collection

Try the three court examples above. The full codebook adds search, task guides, and the complete published collections.

02 / The collections

The layers of practice.
Brought together.

A procedural question can lead through statutes, statewide rules, local rules, and an individual judge’s requirements. The codebook organizes those materials by the court you are working in.

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California & L.A. Superior Court

Code of Civil Procedure · California Rules of Court · LASC local rules

Task guides, forms
& procedural references02

Central District of California

Civil local rules · Judge procedures · Filing procedures

Forms, general orders
& date tools03

Northern District of California

Civil local rules · Judge procedures · Filing procedures

Forms, general orders
& date tools
3,423 CCP entries in the published collection53 California task guidesCalifornia source snapshot · August 31, 2026
03 / Rules & dates

The date matters.
So does its basis.

A useful date tool needs context: the procedure, the starting event, the counting method, and the difference between filing and service.

CalRules places procedure-specific date tools alongside the references, so the assumptions and the relevant sources stay visible.

Explore the date tools
From procedure to schedule
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Choose the procedure

Start with the task you are handling.

02

Identify the starting event

Use the relevant hearing, filing, or service date.

03

Read the resulting steps

Keep filing and service requirements distinct.

04

Return to the authority

Review the cited rule and case-specific requirements.

04 / Why I built it

Less searching
between sources.

I built CalRules to reduce the jumping between statutory text, court websites, and procedural references. The aim is straightforward: make the material easier to find, inspect, and use.

The work is in the organization as much as the collection: preserving citations, grouping related materials, and giving each court a familiar interface. The official source remains a click away.

Find by citation or task Read with context Follow the source

An independent reference project by Richard Zhu. Materials carry source-check dates; the linked official sources and case-specific orders control.

For the work in front of you

A clearer place
to begin.

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