PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Judicial Arbitration
......Discovery
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General rules of civil discovery apply, except must be completed not later than 15 days before arbitration hearing.

Stip to arbitrate may affect party's ability to engage in discovery after date 15 days before hearing unless ct., for good cause, grants extension to complete discovery.

Opposing party may subpoena deponent and depo excluded or admitted subject to cross-examination; not applicable to Code Civ. Proc. §2025.620 depos.

Any witness' depo may be offered and must be received in evidence, subject to objections and regardless of Evid. Code §240 unavailability requirements.