CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 17Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 03, 2018 An act relating to civil discovery. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 17, as introduced, Umberg. Civil discovery: sanctions.Existing law authorizes a court to impose sanctions on a party, person, or attorney in connection with conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action, as specified. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 17Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 03, 2018 An act relating to civil discovery. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 17, as introduced, Umberg. Civil discovery: sanctions.Existing law authorizes a court to impose sanctions on a party, person, or attorney in connection with conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action, as specified. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 17 Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 03, 2018 Introduced by Senator Umberg December 03, 2018 An act relating to civil discovery. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 17, as introduced, Umberg. Civil discovery: sanctions. Existing law authorizes a court to impose sanctions on a party, person, or attorney in connection with conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action, as specified. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action. Existing law authorizes a court to impose sanctions on a party, person, or attorney in connection with conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action, as specified. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require a court to impose sanctions against any party, person, or attorney who engages in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process in a civil action. ### SECTION 1.