Legal Opinion
Maynard v. Brandon
California Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 2005No. S114829PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORENO, J.
This case presents the issue of whether relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdivision (b) 1 is available when a party files an untimely request for a trial following an arbitration conducted pursuant to the mandatory fee arbitration act, Business and Professions Code section 6200 et seq. (the MFAA). Section 473, subdivision (b) authorizes a court to relieve a party from a “judgment, dismissal, order, or other proceeding taken against him or her through his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.” Section 473, subdivision (b) also requires…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Elston v. City of TurlockCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
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