PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Summary Judgment & Summary Adjudication
......Nature of Motion
.........Legislative History
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Summary judgment designed to encourage pretrial resolution of issues.

Purpose of 1983 amend. of Code Civ. Proc. §437c "to facilitate disposition of more cases by SJ."

1990-1994 Amendments to Code Civ. Proc. §437c and effect on summary judgment procedure.