Legal Opinion
SINDLER v. Brennan
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 2003No. G028817PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SILLS, P. J.
Patricia Sindler (Sindler) appeals from an order of the Orange County Superior Court denying her motion under Code of Civil Procedure section 473 to set aside the dismissal of her case. We reverse.
Facts
Following an allegedly unsatisfactory plastic surgery performed by H. George Brennan, Sindler filed a medical malpractice action in June 1996 in the Orange County Superior Court. Brennan filed bankruptcy proceedings and a notice of automatic stay on March 20, 1997.
The superior court required Sindler to report on the status of the bankruptcy action. In May 1997, Sindler…
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