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P0859 If an attorney's failure to file a timely answer was based on a conscious strategic decision, a court does not abuse its discretion in denying relief for excusable neglect; however, if the attorney admits fault and explicitly absolves clients from any responsibility for the failure, mandatory relief should be granted.CitationSOLVALL v SUPERIOR COURT (Mandatory Relief) 131 CA4 1003 [See: CCP 473; Zamora v Clayborn 28 C4 249, P/AT 7/02; Metropolitan v Casa 31 CA4 1481] |
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