Shirk v. Vista Unified School District

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

In 2002, the Legislature added a statutory provision that “revived” for the calendar year 2003 those causes of action for childhood sexual molestation that would otherwise have been barred “solely” by expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. (Code Civ. Proc., § 340.1, *205subd. (c).)1 Does that provision also apply when a plaintiff suing a public entity has failed to first present a timely claim to the entity, as required by the government claims statute (Gov. Code, § 911.2)? Our answer is “no.”

I

Because this appeal arises from a ruling on a demurrer, we treat the…