Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 867 : Actions In Particular Cases — California Code Of Civil Procedure — Validating Proceedings — Actions given preference Date: 1 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Actions brought pursuant to this chapter shall be given preference over all other civil actions before the court in the matter of setting the same for hearing or trial, and in hearing the same, to the end that such actions shall be speedily heard and determined. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 867