Legal Opinion
Powell v. County of Orange
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 8, 2011No. G044150PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1575Opinion
FYBEL, J.
Introduction
Plaintiff Charles Eric Powell appeals from an order denying his motion for reconsideration. He sought reconsideration of an order denying his motion to set aside an order dismissing the action in the trial court for lack of prosecution. We dismiss the appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
We publish our opinion to emphasize two points. First, we join with those appellate courts holding an order denying a motion for reconsideration is not appealable. Second, an order of dismissal is ineffective as a judgment under Code of Civil Procedure section 58Id (section…
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