What are the factors a court should consider before dismissing a case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Block v. Raines Feldman LLP, B297871 (Cal. App. 2020):

The court in Dietz v. Meisenheimer & Herron (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 771 (Dietz) identified four factors a court should consider before dismissing a case on the ground that "a defendant attorney's due process right to present a defense would be violated by the defendant's inability to disclose a client's confidential information if the action were allowed to proceed."

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