Pleadings
Cal. CCP § 1250.310
California Statutes
The complaint shall contain all of the following: (
a) The names of all plaintiffs and defendants. (
b) A description of the property sought to be taken. The description may, but is not required to, indicate the nature or extent of the interest of the defendant in the property. (
c) If the plaintiff claims an interest in the property sought to be taken, the nature and extent of such interest. (
d) A statement of the right of the plaintiff to take by eminent domain the property described in the complaint. The statement shall include:
(1) A general statement of the public use for which the property is to be taken.
(2) An allegation of the necessity for the taking as required by
Section 1240.030; where the plaintiff is a public entity, a reference to its resolution of necessity; where the plaintiff is a quasi-public entity within the meaning of
Section 1245.320, a reference to the resolution adopted pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing with
Section 1245.310) of
Chapter 4; where the plaintiff is a nonprofit hospital, a reference to the certificate required by
Section of the Health and Safety Code; where the plaintiff is a public utility and relies on a certification of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission or a requirement of that commission that development rights be acquired, a reference to such certification or requirement.
(3) A reference to the statute that authorizes the plaintiff to acquire the property by eminent domain. Specification of the statutory authority may be in the alternative and may be inconsistent. (
e) A map or diagram portraying as far as practicable the property described in the complaint and showing its location in relation to the project for which it is to be taken.