California Accounts, Inc. v. Superior Court

Opinion

THOMPSON, J.

Code of Civil Procedure'section 1013 extends the time for responsive action by a party to a lawsuit served by mail with a “notice or other paper.” The case at bench involves the narrow issue of the applicability of section 1013 to extend the time of a party to move to compel further compliance with self-executing civil discovery. We conclude that by reason of the expanded definition of “notice or other paper” adopted by California decisions, section 1013 is applicable.

Petitioner, plaintiff in a pending lawsuit, served interrogatories upon real party in interest, the…