Government
Nov. 8, 2022
Presenting a timely and proper government claim to a public entity
The time for filing of the lawsuit is wholly dependent on the public entity’s response to the government claim.
Denisse O. Gastélum
Founder and Principal Trial Attorney
Gastélum Law, APC
B.A. from UCLA and J.D. from Loyola Law School
Before a public entity or its employee can be sued, a plaintiff must first present a written claim known as a "government claim" to the public entity within a specified amount of time, which is dependent on the type of claim, and the public entity must accept or reject the government claim. (Cal. Gov. Code §§ 945.4, 950.6(a)).
To be timely, a government claim based on causes of action for death and personal injury must be presented to the ...
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