California Court of Appeal May 16, 2000, A090433 (Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. v. Superior Court)

Opinion

KRAMER, J.

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In this writ proceeding, we consider (A) whether a cross-defendant is entitled to transfer a civil action to a neutral county pursuant to

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Code of Civil Procedure

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section 394, subdivision (a); (B) if so, whether the cross-defendant’s business presence in the forum county disqualifies it from transferring the case; and (C) assuming that the cross-complaint must be