DeVore v. Department of the California Highway Patrol

Opinion

BUTZ, J.

Plaintiffs Rachelle DeVore (individually and as administrator of the estate of her late husband, Oscar Alfaro) and her adult daughter, Steffani Hix,1 filed a petition pursuant to Government Code section 946.62 for relief from the Government Claims Act (§ 810 et seq.) requirement of presenting a timely claim to a public entity before bringing a tort action against it (§§ 911.2, 945.4), because defendant Department of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) had denied plaintiffs’ alternative claim/request for leave to file a late claim (§ 911.4; see Mandjik v. Eden Township Hospital…