{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-428.10","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 428.10","heading":"","body":"A party against whom a cause of action has been asserted in a complaint or cross-complaint may file a cross-complaint setting forth either or both of the following:\n(a) Any cause of action he has against any of the parties who filed the complaint or cross-complaint against him. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the filing of a cross-complaint against the plaintiff in an action commenced under Title 7 (commencing with Section 1230.010) of Part 3.\n(b) Any cause of action he has against a person alleged to be liable thereon, whether or not such person is already a party to the action, if the cause of action asserted in his cross-complaint (1) arises out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences as the cause brought against him or (2) asserts a claim, right, or interest in the property or controversy which is the subject of the cause brought against him.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS [420. - 475.]","CHAPTER 2. Pleadings Demanding Relief [425.10. - 429.30.]","ARTICLE 4. Cross-Complaints [428.10. - 428.80.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"48617376a353576fd38207fe7746ace3f91cb400fbc4f7cee5fa1d36a9f4f1c3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-427.10","next":"us-ca/ccp-428.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}