A “complex case” is an action that requires exceptional judicial management to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants and to expedite the case, keep costs reasonable, and promote effective decision making by the court, the parties, and counsel.
In deciding whether an action is a complex case under (a) , the court must consider, among other things, whether the action is likely to involve:
Except as provided in (d) , an action is provisionally a complex case if it involves one or more of the following types of claims:
Notwithstanding (c) , an action is not provisionally complex if the court has significant experience in resolving like claims involving similar facts and the management of those claims has become routine. A court may declare by local rule that certain types of cases are or are not provisionally complex under this subdivision.
Cal. R. Ct. 3.400