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Mandatory Relief for Attorney Error in California Applies Only to Defaults, Default Judgments and Dismissals, Not “Analogous” Situations

2/5/20

By: Zachary Price

California Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdivision (b) provides two avenues for relief when attorneys make mistakes.  Subdivision (b) provides discretionary relief for certain mistakes and mandatory relief for defaults, default judgments, and dismissals caused by …