Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. City of Santa Monica
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 3, 1990No. B040523PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GOERTZEN, J.
Plaintiff/appellant Leo Wheeler (appellant) appeals from a judgment of dismissal for failure to bring an action to trial within five years. (Code Civ. Proc., § 583.360.)1 He relies upon section 583.340, subdivision (a), which provides for a tolling of the five-year statute for periods during which “the jurisdiction of the court to try the action was suspended”; and, alternatively, upon Moran v. Superior Court (1983) 35 Cal.3d 229 [197 Cal.Rptr. 546, 673 P.2d 216], which, in part, held that the time between the filing of an arbitration award and the date the trial de novo is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Moran v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- Moore v. PowellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Schwenke v. J & P SCOTT, INC.California Court of Appeal · 1988
- Chapin v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Messih v. LevineCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
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- Wheeler v. City of Santa MonicaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
- Williams v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994