§ 428.50
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(a)A party shall file a cross-complaint against any of the parties who filed the complaint or cross-complaint against him or her before or at the same time as the answer to the complaint or cross-complaint.
(b)Any other cross-complaint may be filed at any time before the court has set a date for trial.
(c)A party shall obtain leave of court to file any cross-complaint except one filed within the time specified in subdivision
(a)or (b). Leave may be granted in the interest of justice at any time during the course of the action.