3164 If, after being relieved by a court of the requirement that a claim be filed with a public entity from which a plaintiff seeks damages, the plaintiff delays in commencing an action because of some conduct by the public entity, the entity may be estopped from asserting a defense based on plaintiff's untimely commencement of the action.CitationARD v COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA (Claim Estoppel) 93 CA4 339 [See: GovC 910, 912.4, 912.8, 945.4, 946.6; Munoz v State 33 CA4 1767, T/AT 5/95; 946.6; Viles v State 66 C2 24; Tuolumne Air v Turlock 87 CA3 248; John R v Oakland USD 48 C3 438; Christopher P v Mojave USD 19 CA4 165, T/AT 12/93]
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