Docket No. 66493. April 27, 1983. Appeal from Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. C376412, Leon Savitch, Judge. COUNSEL Anthony J. Foster, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant. John H. Larson, County Counsel, and Nancy M. Naftel, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendants and Respondents. OPINION THOMPSON, J. Petitioner Anthony J. Foster sought a writ of mandate (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5) to compel the respondents Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission, Board of Supervisors and the Department

Docket No. B103661. June 16, 1998. Appeal from Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BC092680, Ronald E. Cappai, Judge. COUNSEL Leslie S. McAfee for Plaintiff and Appellant. Cairns, Doyle, Lans, Nicholas Soni, John C. Doyle and Cynthia L. Hoelzel for Defendants and Respondents. OPINION VOGEL (C.S.), P.J. In September of 1993, after an altercation in a parking lot, appellant Sanford Lazarus was hit by a car driven by respondent Ted Titmus. The car was owned by respondent Carol Forsythe. Appellant

In accordance with this article and consistent with statute, judges shall have the responsibility to eliminate delay in the progress and ultimate resolution of litigation, to assume and maintain control over the pace of litigation, to actively manage the processing of litigation from commencement to disposition, and to compel attorneys and litigants to prepare and resolve all litigation without delay, from the filing of the first document invoking court jurisdiction to final disposition of the action