Life v. County of Los Angeles

Opinion

KLEIN, P. J.

Defendant and respondent County of Los Angeles (the County) moves to dismiss the purported appeal of defendant and appellant Cynthia Zuzga (Zuzga), and the appeal of plaintiff and appellant Gabriel Y. Life, also known as Gebru Teklehaimanot (Life).

The issues presented are (1) whether Zuzga, Life’s former attorney, has standing to appeal a judgment in favor of the County on Life’s claim for medical malpractice; and (2) whether Zuzga’s timely but invalid appeal extended the time for the filing of Life’s cross-appeal.

Because Zuzga’s relation to the subject matter of the appeal…