Cal. CCP § 337.5
This is the official text of Cal. CCP § 337.5, part of California’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in California courts, including filing deadlines, discovery, and judgments.
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Official statutory text
Within 10 years:
(a) An action upon any general obligation bonds or coupons, not secured in whole or in part by a lien on real property, issued by any county, city and county, municipal corporation, district (including school districts), or other political subdivision of the State of California.
(b) An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States or of any state within the United States.
(a) An action upon any general obligation bonds or coupons, not secured in whole or in part by a lien on real property, issued by any county, city and county, municipal corporation, district (including school districts), or other political subdivision of the State of California.
(b) An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States or of any state within the United States.
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