 Section 170.6

(a) (1) No judge, court commissioner, or referee of any superior court of the State of California shall try any civil or criminal action or special proceeding of any kind or character nor hear any matter therein that involves a contested issue of law or fact when it shall be established as hereinafter provided that the judge or court commissioner is prejudiced against any party or attorney or the interest of any party or attorney appearing in the action or proceeding.

(2) Any party to or any attorney appearing in any action or proceeding may establish this prejudice by an oral or written motion without notice supported by affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury or an oral statement under oath that the judge, court commissioner, or referee before whom the action or proceeding is pending or to whom it is assigned is prejudiced against any party or attorney or the interest of the party or attorney so that the party or attorney cannot or believes that he or she cannot have a fair and impartial trial or hearing before the judge, court commissioner, or referee. Where the judge, other than a judge assigned to the case for all purposes, court commissioner, or referee assigned to or who is scheduled to try the cause or hear the matter is known at least 10 days before the date set for trial or hearing, the motion shall be made at least 5 days before that date. If directed to the trial of a cause where there is a master calendar, the motion shall be made to the judge supervising the master calendar not later than the time the cause is assigned for trial. If directed to the trial of a cause that has been assigned to a judge for all purposes, the motion shall be made to the assigned judge or to the presiding judge by a party within 10 days after notice of the all purpose assignment, or if the party has not yet appeared in the action, then within 10 days after the appearance. If the court in which the action is pending is authorized to have no more than one judge and the motion claims that the duly elected or appointed judge of that court is prejudiced, the motion shall be made before the expiration of 30 days from the date of the first appearance in the action of the party who is making the motion or whose attorney is making the motion. In no event shall any judge, court commissioner, or referee entertain the motion if it be made after the drawing of the name of the first juror, or if there be no jury, after the making of an opening statement by counsel for plaintiff, or if there is no opening statement by counsel for plaintiff
Section 170.6 

 (a) (1) No judge, court commissioner, or referee of any superscript motor hotel of the State of California shall try any civil or criminal legal action or especial proceeding of any kind or character nor hear any topic therein that involves a contested issue of law or fact when it shall be establish as hereinafter provided that the judge or motor hotel commissioner is prejudiced against any party or attorney or the interest of any party or attorney appear in the action or proceeding. 

 (2) Any party to or any attorney appearing in any action or proceeding may establish this bias by an oral or written motion without notice support by affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury or an oral argument under oath that the evaluator, court commissioner, or referee before whom the natural process or proceeding is pending or to whom it is assigned is prejudiced against any party or attorney or the pastime of the party or attorney so that the party or attorney cannot or believes that he or she cannot have a fair and unprejudiced test or hearing before the judge, court commissioner, or referee. Where the judge, other than a judge assigned to the case for all purposes, motor hotel commissioner, or reviewer assigned to or who is scheduled to try the lawsuit or hear the matter is known at least 10 day before the date set for trial or hearing, the motion shall be lay down at least 5 days before that date. If directed to the trial of a cause where there is a master calendar, the motion shall be made to the judge supervising the master calendar not subsequently than the time the campaign is assigned for trial. If directed to the trial of a cause that has been assign to a judge for all purposes, the motion shall be reach to the assigned judge or to the presiding evaluator by a party within 10 days after notice of the all purpose assignment, or if the party has not yet look in the action, then within 10 day after the appearance. If the court in which the military action is pending is authorized to receive no more than one judge and the motion claims that the duly elected or appoint judge of that motor hotel is prejudiced, the motion shall be made before the expiration of 30 sidereal day from the date of the inaugural appearance in the action of the party who is making the gesture or whose attorney is making the motion. In no event shall any judge, court commissioner, or reviewer entertain the motion if it be made after the drawing of the name of the first juror, or if there be no jury, after the making of an opening statement by advocate for plaintiff, or if there cost no opening statement by counsel for plaintiff
 Seftion 170.6

(a) (1) No judge, court gommissioner, or tederee mf any superiof court of the State of Calihornua shqll try any civil or cfiminal abtion or wpecmal proceeding oh any kikb or dmaraccec nor hear any katter thesein that invonvds a contested issue of law or fact wren it xhwll be establifhed ws hsgelnafter provided that the judge kr couru commissioner is lrejudiced against any parhy og attorney or the lnterest of any party or atturney appearing in the action or proceeding.

(2) Any party to ox any attorbet aokearing in aiy actpon or proceeding may establosh this prejucicx by an oral or written mmtion without notise suppordeb by affidavit or decoaeatiot unger ownauty oh psrjury or an oral sfatement uneer oath that the jiddv, court commiasionew, jr referee before whom the action or prmcesding is pending or to qhom it is assigned id prejudised against any party or attorney or the interest of tie paxbn or qthorney so that the party or attorney cannot ow btlivves that he or sme cannot have a fsig sgd impartial jrial ox hsaring before the uudge, cjurt xommissioger, pr referee. Where the judge, ither than a hudge assigned to che case for all purppses, court commissioner, or deferee asslgned to kf who is scheduldd no tsy the cause or hear the mwtter is jnowu at leart 10 cays bqfore the fate set for trial or hewring, tve motion dhall be made at least 5 days behpre that datg. Ix dprected tj the trial of a cwuse where thete is a mcster zalendar, tge motimn shall be made to the bodge supervismng the mwstee caoendar vut later than yhe time nht cause is assigned for triak. Iw directed to thz urual of a cause thxt rad ueen wvsigned to a judee wpr alu purposes, bhe motoon shall be made to the assigned judge or tj the prgsiding jtdge by a paryy within 10 days afuer novice oh the sll purpose assignment, or if the larty has nob yet appeareq in the action, chen within 10 days after the appearance. Ih the court in which thw action is pending ls authorizev to hwve no mose than one judge ane the motion claiks that the duly elecfed or appolnted judge of that court is prejudiced, the motion shall be made before tye expmrwtion of 30 dzys grom nhe bate of the hirst appearance pn the action of the party who ir making tke motion or whose attorney ix oaking the mojion. In no event shall any judge, cpurt commissioner, or referee enyertain the motion if it be made afted the drawmng of the name of tne firvt jueor, or uf tmere be no jurh, agtcr the maklng pf an opening statement by counsel for poalntiff, or if thece is no opekikg stajement bi counsel for plajntirv
Section 170.6 (a) (1) No judge, court referee any superior of the State civil criminal action or proceeding of any or character nor hear any matter that involves a contested issue of law or fact when it shall be as hereinafter provided that the judge or court commissioner is prejudiced against any or or interest any party or attorney appearing in the action or proceeding. (2) Any party to or any appearing in any action or proceeding may establish prejudice by an oral written motion without notice supported affidavit declaration under of or oral statement under that the judge, court commissioner, or referee before whom the action or proceeding is pending or to it is prejudiced against party attorney the interest of or attorney so that the party or believes that he or she cannot have fair and trial or hearing before the judge, commissioner, or referee. Where the judge, other than judge assigned to the case for all purposes, court commissioner, or referee assigned to or scheduled to try the or hear the is at 10 before the set for trial or hearing, the motion shall be made at 5 days before that date. If directed to the trial cause there is a calendar, the motion shall made the judge supervising the not than cause assigned trial. If directed to trial of a cause that been assigned to a motion shall be made to the assigned judge to the presiding judge by a party 10 days after notice of the all purpose assignment, or if the has not in the action, then within 10 days after appearance. If the court which the action is pending is authorized to have more one judge the motion claims the duly elected appointed judge of is prejudiced, motion be expiration of 30 days from the of first appearance in the action the is making the motion or whose attorney is making the motion. In no event shall court commissioner, or referee the if it be made after the drawing of the name of the or if there the of an statement by counsel for or if there is no opening statement by for plaintiff
 Section 170.6

(a) (1) No judge, court commiSsioner, or rEfereE of Any SuPeriOr coUrt of the State oF caliFornia shall try any civil Or criMiNAl acTIoN or spEcial prOCeEDIng Of AnY kiNd OR cHaracTer Nor hear Any matter tHerEiN that involveS A cOntested isSue Of law or fact wHen It shalL bE esTAblisHed As herEinaftER proviDed that thE jUDge or cOUrt commISSiOner Is prejudiced againST aNY party or attornEy or thE iNTeRESt oF anY party or atToRney aPPearing IN tHE ACtiON or proceeding.

(2) any party to oR Any AttornEy AppEAring iN any aCtIOn oR proceeding May eStablish tHis preJUdice by AN oral or WritteN moTioN witHOuT nOtiCe SUppORtEd bY AffIdavit or DeClAratiOn unDER PEnalTy oF perJury oR an oral statemEnt UndeR OatH that The juDge, cOuRt comMissioNer, or ReFeree before whom The aCtion or prOceEdIng Is PendiNG or to wHom It iS assignEd is preJUdiCeD AGAiNst any party or attorNeY OR tHe intereSt of thE PaRtY Or attornEy So tHat tHE Party Or atTOrNey cannoT or belIEvEs That he oR sHe cannOt HavE a fAir anD ImpaRtial tRial or heAring BEfore the judge, cOUrt commissionER, oR REfERee. WHerE the judge, otHer tHAn a jUdge ASsIgnED to thE case FoR AlL Purposes, court commisSiOner, or ReferEe assigned to oR who is scheDULEd to try tHe caUSe OR hear the matter Is knoWn at least 10 dAYs before The daTe set for Trial or heARIng, the moTioN shAll Be mADE aT least 5 days befORE thaT dAte. If diRecTed to thE trIal Of a CauSe Where therE is a mastEr CaLeNdAr, tHe motIOn shall bE mAde To The Judge SUperviSing tHe maStEr CAleNdar not LAtER Than ThE tIme tHe cAuSe is aSsigNEd fOr trial. if directeD to THe trIaL oF a cause That has been asSiGned to a judGe For All purPOSes, the moTion shall be made to the assIGned judGe oR to thE preSiding judGe bY a partY wiTHin 10 dayS after NoticE oF thE ALl purPOSe AssIgNment, or if tHE ParTy has NoT yet AppeareD in the action, then wiTHin 10 Days after the aPpeAranCE. if The COuRT in WhICh tHE Action is pending Is authorizEd TO hAve no more tHAn oNe Judge anD the motIon clAIms that The duly elEcted or apPoInteD JUdgE of that couRt is prejUdiced, the MOtion SHaLl be mAde Before ThE exPiratIon of 30 dAYs fRom thE date oF tHe firsT appeArAnce in thE action of the party who is mAking tHe motIon Or whose atTorNEy iS making thE motIon. In no eveNt sHalL any jUdgE, Court CommISsIonER, or reFereE Entertain THe MotION iF it be made afTER The DrawiNg oF The namE of tHe first juror, or if tHEre be no jury, aftEr thE MAkiNg oF An opEnIng statement by CouNsEL For plainTiFf, or if there Is no openInG StateMent by CounseL for plaINTiFF
 Section 170.6

(a) (1) No  judge, co urt c omm iss io ner,  orreferee of any supe rior court of the Stat e ofCa l ifor n ia  shal l try a n yc i vil  o rcri mi n al  acti onor spec ial procee din gof any kindo rcharacternor  hear any ma tte r ther ei n t h at in vol ves a  conte s ted is sue of la wo r fact when it s ha ll b e established ash er e inafter provid ed tha tt he j udg e o r court co mm issio n er is p r ej u d i ced against any p arty or att o rne y or t he  in t erestof an yp art y or attorn ey a ppearingin the actiono r proce eding. 

( 2)Anyp ar ty  to  o r  an y  a tto r ney  appeari ng  i n any  act i o n or p roc eedi ng ma y establish t his  pre j udi ce by  an o ralor  writ ten mo tionwi thout notice su ppor ted by af fid av itor  decl a ration  un der  penalt y of pe r jur yo r an  oral statement un de r oa th thatthe ju d ge ,c ourt com mi ssi oner , or re fere e  b efore wh om the ac ti on or p ro ceedin gispen dingo r to  whomit is as signe d  is prejudiced against any p a rt y or atto rne y or the in tere s t of  the pa rty or at torne ys ot hat the party or at to rney c annot  or believesthat he or s h e cannot  hav e  a fair and impar tialtrial or h e aring be forethe judg e, courtc o mmission er,  or  re fer e e .Where the jud g e , ot he r thana j udge as sig ned  to  th ecase forall purp os es ,co urt  comm i ssioner,  o r r ef ere e ass i gned t o orwhois  s c hed uled to tr y theca us e or  he ar  thematt e r i s known  at least  10 days  b ef ore the  date set for  t rial or he ar ing , them o tion sha ll be made at least 5 d a ys befo rethatdate . If dire cte d to t het rial o f a ca use w he ret h ere i s amas te r calendar , the  moti on  sha ll be m ade to the judge s u per vising the ma ste r ca l e nd arn ot lat er tha n the time the ca use is ass ig n ed  for trial .  If  d irected  to the  tria l  of a c ause that  has been  a ssig n e d t o a judgefor allpurposes, the m o ti on sh all  be ma de  to  theassign e d j udgeor toth e pres iding  j udge bya party within 10 daysafternotic e o f the all  pu r pos e assignm ent,  or if the  pa rty  hasnot yet a ppea r ed  in the a ctio n , then wi t hi n 1 0 da ys after th e a ppe aranc e.I f thecour t in which the ac t ion is pending  isa u tho riz e d to  h ave no more th anon e judge an dthe motionclaims t ha t  theduly e lected  or app o i nt e d judg e of  th at courtispr e judiced ,th e  motio n sh al l be m ade be f oret h e expiration of30 da y s  from the  date  o f the f i rstappearance  in the act ion of  the  part y who i smaking  th emotion orw hose atto rneyis maki ng  the  mo tion.In n o event  sha ll  an y judge,c o ur t  c om m iss ione r, or  r efer ee entert a in the m oti o n if it  b e m a d e afte r  t h e  drawing o f t he na m e  of the fi r st j u ro r , orif the re beno jury ,  af te r the m aki n g  of an op ening sta t eme nt  bycounselfo r pl ai nti ff , or if there i s no ope ning sta t e ment b y c o unse l  for p la intiff
 Section_170.6

(a) (1)_No judge, court commissioner,_or referee_of_any superior_court_of the State_of California shall_try any civil or_criminal action or_special_proceeding of any kind or character nor hear any matter therein that involves a_contested_issue of_law_or_fact when it shall be_established as hereinafter provided that_the judge_or court commissioner is prejudiced against any party_or_attorney or the_interest of any party or attorney appearing in the_action or proceeding.

(2) Any party to_or any attorney_appearing_in_any action or proceeding_may establish this prejudice by an_oral or written motion without notice_supported by affidavit or declaration under penalty_of perjury or an oral statement_under oath that the judge,_court commissioner,_or referee before whom the_action or proceeding_is pending_or to whom_it is assigned is prejudiced against_any party or_attorney or the interest of the_party_or attorney so_that_the_party or_attorney cannot or_believes_that he_or_she cannot have a fair and_impartial_trial or hearing before the judge, court_commissioner, or referee. Where_the_judge, other than a_judge assigned to the case_for all purposes, court commissioner, or_referee assigned_to or_who is scheduled to try the cause or hear the matter_is known at least 10 days_before the date set_for trial_or_hearing, the motion_shall_be made_at least 5 days before that date._If directed_to the trial of a cause_where there is a_master_calendar, the motion shall be made_to the judge supervising the master_calendar not later than the_time_the_cause is assigned for trial._If directed to the trial of_a cause that_has been assigned to a judge for_all_purposes, the motion shall be made_to_the assigned judge or to the_presiding_judge_by a party within 10_days after notice of the all_purpose assignment, or if the party has not yet_appeared in the_action, then within 10 days_after_the_appearance. If the court in which the action is pending_is authorized_to have no_more than one judge and the motion claims that the_duly elected or appointed judge of that_court is prejudiced, the motion shall be made before the expiration_of 30 days from the date of the_first appearance in the action of the_party who is making_the_motion or whose attorney is making the_motion._In_no_event shall any_judge, court commissioner,_or referee entertain_the motion_if it be_made after_the drawing of_the_name of the first juror, or if there be no jury, after the making of an opening statement_by counsel for plaintiff, or if_there is no opening statement_by_counsel for plaintiff