Henderson v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Opinion

GOMES, J.

Plaintiff Susan Henderson’s counsel went “all in” on a bad bet. First, he waited until the eleventh hour to begin opposing a summary judgment motion he had known about for months. Next, he assigned the preparation of that opposition to a paralegal whom he failed to supervise. Finally, learning that the paralegal had left the state with the opposition on the last business day before it had to be filed without his having seen it, he hoped for a miracle instead of immediately going to court to request an extension of time. Because these are inexcusable mistakes, the trial court…