Legal Opinion
Alshafie v. Lallande
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 2009No. B198798PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLUSS, P. J.
Nihad Alshafie, on his own behalf and as guardian ad litem for his daughter Heba Alshafie, appeals from the judgment entered after his legal malpractice action was dismissed because Nihad, 1 who lives out of state, failed to post an undertaking to secure an award of costs. Because the trial court failed to follow a procedure that ensured Nihad received a full and fair hearing on the question whether he could afford to post a bond, we reverse and remand for a new determination of Nihad’s financial condition.
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