Legal Opinion
Department of Water & Power v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 21, 2000No. B140841PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT. *
Petitioner Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles (DWP) seeks a writ of mandate directing the trial court to vacate its order granting a petition for relief from the claim presentations requirements of the Tort Claims Act under Government Code section 945.4 et seq. 1 which order allowed claimant Sergey Dzhibinyan to file a late claim against the DWP based on a finding of “mistake” in the failure to file a timely government tort claim.
Relief from failure to timely present a government tort claim is available only if the applicant establishes by a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1984
- City of San Jose v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Lewis v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Tammen v. County of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Ng v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- DeVore v. Department of the California Highway PatrolCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
- City of San Diego v. Superior Court CA4/1California Court of Appeal · 2015
- City of San Diego v. Super. Ct.California Court of Appeal · 2016
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