California Court of Appeal

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting and dismissing plaintiffs' claim of impracticability, where the proffered reason for not bringing suit within five years was the unrelated death of defendants' attorney.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2003
• Published 06/19/2003

Judges

• CROSKEY, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Gary S. Casselman, Gary S. Casselman, Los Angeles;  Esner & Chang, Stuart B. Esner, Los Angeles, and Andrew N. Chang, Oakland, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Katherine J. Hamilton, Assistant City Attorney, for Defendants and Respondents City of Los Angeles and Jose Chavez.,  Law Offices of Atkins & Evans, Irwin S. Evans, Los Angeles, and Jonathan R. Ivy for Defendant and Respondent Vincent Balderrama.