Does a magistrate have jurisdiction to hear a motion to dismiss?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jackson v. Superior Court, 135 Cal.App.3d 767, 185 Cal.Rptr. 766 (Cal. App. 1982):
1 As explained below, the magistrate erred in concluding that he was without jurisdiction to hear a motion to dismiss. (See Landrum v. Superior Court (1981) 30 Cal.3d 1, 177 Cal.Rptr. 325, 634 P.2d 352, and Pen. Code, 1385 (Stats. 1980, ch. 938, 7, p. 2968.)
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