CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Judicial Officers/Referees/Masters
.........Peremptory Challenge
............Time Limits: In General
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Time limits for peremptory challenges.

When "master calendar" court doesn't assign ready case for trial, "master calendar rule" does not apply; 170.6 challenge may be timely under "10-day/5-day" or "all purpose assignment."

Abuse of discretion to deny Ds' CCP 170.6 challenge as untimely where case not trial-ready when J1 transferred it to J2, parties did not have notice J1 was acting as master calendar J, and master calendar rule did not apply.