2104 Before dismissing a case for non-compliance with fast track rules, the trial court should seek a less drastic measure; when non-compliance is the fault of an attorney rather than a litigant, sanctions should be levied against the attorney in the form of monetary sanctions, and not against the client by dismissing the case.CitationTLICHE v VAN QUATHEM (Drastic Sanction) 66 CA4 1054 [See: GovC 68608; LA Superior Court Rule Ch 7 etseq; CCP 583.150, 583, 583.360, 583.420; Garcia v McCutchen 16 C4 469, T/AT 9/97]
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