Is ignorance of a possible cause of action against a governmental entity sufficient to override a discretionary call by the trial court?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mann v. City of Simi Valley, 196 Cal.App.3d 713, 242 Cal.Rptr. 125 (Cal. App. 1987):
Neither ignorance of the existence of possible causes of action against a governmental entity nor of the time limitation for filing a claim are strong enough showings of good cause for relief to allow an override of a discretionary call by the trial court. (Tsingaris v. State of California (1979) 91 Cal.App.3d 312, 314, 154 Cal.Rptr. 135.)
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