Legal Opinion
Buttler v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 22, 1984No. Civ. 68467PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing plaintiffs’ action for failure to bring the case to trial within five years of its commencement and from an order denying plaintiffs’ motion to vacate the order of dismissal. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the dismissal order. We do not reach the order denying the motion to vacate.
Facts and Proceedings Below
On November 19, 1976, plaintiff Victor Buttler, his brother Donald, and their father Leroy filed suit against the defendants City of Los Angeles and eight of its police officers. Their complaint alleged that…
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