Hughes v. City of Pomona

Opinion

VOGEL (C. S.), P. J.—

Introduction

Plaintiff and appellant David E. Hughes filed a notice of appeal from a judgment entered against him in favor of respondents the City of Pomona, the Pomona Police Department, and Richard Shaurette, the chief of police (referred to hereafter collectively as the City). This court directed the parties to file supplemental briefs to address the issue of whether the notice of appeal was untimely.

The issue presented is whether, when a clerk of the court mails a file-stamped copy of a judgment rendered after the court has taken the matter under submission, the…