California Law Revision Commission

Evidence of Prejudgment Deposit Appraisal in Eminent Domain

(1) Codify case law that evidence of the prejudgment deposit appraisal may be used for purposes of impeaching a witness who prepared the appraisal.

(2) Emphasize that the protections against use of prejudgment deposit appraisal evidence apply equally to the property owner and the condemnor.

(3) Make clear that evidence of the prejudgment deposit may be used in determining the amount of litigation expenses for which a condemnor may be assessed.

Related Material

• Legislation
• Final Recommendation
• Tentative Recommendation
• Staff Memoranda

Legislation

• 2002: Assembly Bill 1770 (Papan) -- Bill information at Legislative Counsel's website
     Enacted. 2002 Cal. Stat. ch. 293

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Final Recommendation

• Recommendation -- Evidence of Prejudgment Deposit Appraisal in Eminent Domain (3/29/2001)

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Tentative Recommendations and Other Requests for Comment

• Tentative Rec. -- Evidence of Prejudgment Deposit Appraisal in Eminent Domain (December 2000)

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Staff Memoranda

• Memo 2001-24, Supp. 2 -- Evidence of Prejudgment Deposit Appraisal in Eminent Domain: Comments on Tentative Recommendation (3/28/2001)

• Memo 2001-24, Supp. 1 -- Evidence of Prejudgment Deposit Appraisal in Eminent Domain: Comments on Tentative Recommendation (3/22/2001)

• Memo 2001-24 -- Evidence of Prejudgment Deposit Appraisal in Eminent Domain: Comments on Tentative Recommendation (3/6/2001)

• Memo 2000-79, Supp. 1 -- Prejudgment Deposit Appraisal in Eminent Domain (Comments of CalTrans) (12/13/2000)

• Memo 2000-79 -- Prejudgment Deposit Appraisal in Eminent Domain (10/26/2000)

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