Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Sparks Construction, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHLI, Acting P. J.
The original complaint in this action contained Doe allegations. The first amended complaint did not. After filing the first amended complaint, the plaintiff served two new defendants with the original summons and complaint, along with amendments purporting to name them as Does. These defendants filed answers, and all parties proceeded to litigate apace.
Almost a year later, the plaintiff sought leave to file a second amended complaint, in which these new defendants were explicitly named. This belatedly alerted the new defendants to the existence of the first amended…
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