Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 19, 2003No. B157711PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, Acting P. J.
Plaintiffs and appellants Frances Sanchez and Anthony Sanchez (collectively plaintiffs) appeal an order dismissing their action against defendants and respondents City of Los Angeles (City), Jose Chavez (Chavez) and Vincent Balderrama (Balderrama) (collectively defendants) for failure to bring the action to trial within the mandatory five-year period. (Code Civ. Proc., § 583.310.) 1 - 2 The essential issue presented is whether the death of defendant Balderrama’s attorney made it impracticable for plaintiffs to bring the action to trial within five years.
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