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P1537 If, after learning defendant's true identity, plaintiff unreasonably delays filing an amendment to the complaint substituting the defendant's name for a previously named "Doe," and the delay results in prejudice to the defendant so named, the amendment is not valid; drawing a defendant into litigation one month before trial causes sufficient difficulty in preparing a defense to result in prejudice.CitationA.N. v COUNTY OF LA (Delayed Amendment) 171 CA4 1058 [See: CCP 474; CivC 51 etseq; Barrows v AM 144 CA3 1; Smeltzley v Nicholson 18 C3 932; GMC v Superior Court 48 CA4 580, T/AT 9/96]
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