Kuchins v. Hawes

Opinion

SMITH, Acting P. J.

On November 10, 1986, plaintiff and appellant Diane Kuchins filed a complaint against defendants Paul Hawes, Pacific Bell (Pac Bell), and American Protective Services, Inc. (APS). Plaintiff did not serve the complaint on any named defendant until May 10, 1989, some two and one-half years later. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s action for failure to serve the complaint on a timely basis, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 583.410 and 583.420.1

Plaintiff appeals, claiming the trial court abused its discretion in granting defendants Hawes’s and Pac Bell’s…