California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §568: The receiver has, under the control of the Court, power to bring and defend actions in his own name, as receiver; to take and keep possession of the property, to receive rents, collect debts, to compo

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A court-appointed receiver may sue or defend lawsuits in their own name, take possession of property, collect rents and debts, and settle claims on behalf of the estate.

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The receiver has, under the control of the Court, power to bring and defend actions in his own name, as receiver; to take and keep possession of the property, to receive rents, collect debts, to compound for and compromise the same, to make transfers, and generally to do such acts respecting the property as the Court may authorize.

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