Cortina v. North American Title Co. (2026) F085389; filed 5/29/26. ![[Files/CaseFiles/F085389.PDF]] [Opinion PDF](https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/F085389.PDF) ## Rule excerpts Published discussion of Code of Civil Procedure § 639(a)(3); citing In re Marriage of Galis (1983) 149 Cal.App.3d 147, 151. > Therefore, a nonconsensual reference under Code of Civil Procedure section 639, subdivision (a)(3), is limited in scope to questions of fact arising “outside the pleadings.” — Cortina v. North American Title Co. (2026), slip op., p. 113.