California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §586: (a) In the following cases the same proceedings shall be had, and judgment shall be rendered in the same manner, as if the defendant had failed to answer: (1) If the complaint has been amended, and th
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This statute describes procedural rules for how courts handle cases where a complaint has been amended, treating them the same as if the defendant failed to respond.
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