City of San Jose v. Superior Court
12 Cal.3d 447 (Cal. 1974) Cited 712 timesHolding that government claims procedures are mandatory and failure to file the required claim means the action must be dismissed
Adams v. the Sup. Ct. of Los Angeles Cty
196 Cal.App.4th 71 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) Cited 44 timesHolding trial court erred in abating wrongful death cause of action on the basis that personal representative of the estate failed to join all known heirs
Jovine v. FHP, Inc.
64 Cal.App.4th 1506 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 49 timesHolding that a party must explicitly consent to a referee's making substantive rulings
Howard Gunty Profit Sharing Plan v. Superior Ct.
88 Cal.App.4th 572 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) Cited 27 timesAddressing precertification limits on plaintiff communications and applying Gulf Oil requirements, including need for specific findings
Pepper v. Superior Court
76 Cal.App.3d 252 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977) Cited 12 timesDocket No. 52060. December 28, 1977. Page 253 COUNSEL Virginia Pepper and Bernard Reich in pro. per., and Stuart L. Kadison for Petitioners. No appearance for Respondent. Dern, Mason, Swerdlow Floum and Richard H. Floum for Real Party in Interest. OPINION THOMPSON, J. Bernard Reich, attorney of record for Albert Pepper, the representative plaintiff in a class action against real party in interest, was removed as counsel by reason of a trial court determination of a conflict of interest. A petition
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
Rule 3 - Commencing an Action
Fed. R. Civ. P. 3 Cited 3,035 times 5 Legal AnalysesStating that once the inmate has filed his motion with the clerk, "[t]he clerk must file the motion and enter it on the criminal docket of the case in which the challenged judgment was entered"
Section 1011 - Manner of service
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1011 Cited 80 timesAuthorizing personal service on an attorney
Section 1013 - Requirements for service by mail
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1013 Cited 74 times(a) In case of service by mail, the notice or other paper shall be deposited in a post office, mailbox, subpost office, substation, or mail chute, or other like facility regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the person on whom it is to be served, at the office address as last given by that person on any document filed in the cause and served on the party making service by mail; otherwise at that party's place of residence.
Section 1010.6 - Electronic service of document
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1010.6 Cited 39 timesAuthorizing trial courts to adopt local rules permitting electronic filing of documents