Legal Opinion
Moran v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1983No. L.A. 31680PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BIRD, C. J.
If a defendant requests a trial de novo following arbitration, and, due to court error, five years elapse before the trial de novo commences, may the action be dismissed for failure to comport with the five-year limitation of Code of Civil Procedure section 583?1
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The facts are not in dispute.
On March 6, 1975, real party in interest, Barbara Riccardo, filed an action for medical malpractice against petitioners, Dr. James Moran and the Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center (Hospital) in Los Angeles County Superior Court. During the next two years, the parties conducted…
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