Legal Opinion
Valerio v. Boise Cascade Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 1986No. A017482PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
POCHÉ, J.
The primary issue in the instant appeal is: where a plaintiff files almost identical actions in federal and state courts, does the pendency of the federal action render it impracticable or futile for the plaintiff to comply with the requirement that a summons on the state complaint be served and returned within three years after the action is filed? (See former Code Civ. Proc., § 581a, subd. (a); see now Code Civ. Proc., §§ 583.210-583.250.j We hold it does not.
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Procedural Background
The Federal Proceedings
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