Last Frontier Healthcare Dist. v. Superior Court of Modoc Cnty.

In this case we hold that giving notice of an intent to file a medical malpractice action under Code of Civil Procedure section 3641 does not alter the jurisdictional deadlines underlying an application for relief from the Government Claims Act ( Gov. Code, § 810 et seq. ) requirement of presenting a timely claim to a public entity before bringing an action for damages against it.2

This proceeding arises out of an allegedly negligent surgery performed on real party in interest Jamie L. Harper at the Modoc Medical Center. Petitioner Last Frontier Healthcare District doing business as the Modoc…