Legal Opinion
Bonzer v. City of Huntington Park
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1993No. B073218PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS (Fred), J.
We find the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellants’ motion under Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 473 (“The court may . . . relieve a party . . . from a[n] . . . order . . . taken against him . . . through his . . . mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect.”).
Factual and Procedural Background
Christopher Bonzer (respondent) was promoted from police officer to senior officer in the City of Huntington Park Police Department. The promotion was subject to completion of a six-month probation period. During that probation his performance was rated…
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