California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §1250.310: The complaint shall contain all of the following: (a) The names of all plaintiffs and defendants.

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A complaint must include the names of all parties involved—both those bringing the lawsuit and those being sued.

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The complaint shall contain all of the following: (a) The names of all plaintiffs and defendants. (b) A description of the property sought to be taken. The description may, but is not required to, indicate the nature or extent of the interest of the defendant in the property. (c) If the plaintiff claims an interest in the property sought to be taken, the nature and extent of such interest. (d) A statement of the right of the plaintiff to take by eminent domain the property described in the complaint. The statement shall include: (1) A general statement of the public use for which the property is to be taken. (2) An allegation of the necessity for the taking as required by Section 1240.030; where the plaintiff is a public entity, a reference to its resolution of necessity; where the plaintiff is a quasi-public entity within the meaning of Section 1245.320, a reference to the resolution adopted pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 1245.310) of Chapter 4; where the plaintiff is a nonprofit hospital, a reference to the certificate required by Section 1260 of the Health and Safety Code; where the plaintiff is a public utility and relies on a certification of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission or a requirement of that commission that development rights be acquired, a reference to such certification or requirement. (3) A reference to the statute that authorizes the plaintiff to acquire the property by eminent domain. Specification of the statutory authority may be in the alternative and may be inconsistent. (e) A map or diagram portraying as far as practicable the property described in the complaint and showing its location in relation to the project for which it is to be taken.

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