Can a client obtain mandatory relief if the attorney acknowledges fault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from De La Torre v. Mountain Real Estate Exch., B298279 (Cal. App. 2021):
Mandatory relief is available when an attorney supplies an affidavit admitting to mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or neglect that caused the client's default. ( 473, subd. (b); see also Luri v. Greenwald (2003) 107 Cal.App.4th 1119, 1124, 1126 (Luri) [client can obtain mandatory relief if the attorney acknowledges fault].)
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