What is the legal test for bringing an action against a public entity for denial of a claim?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Him v. City and County of San Francisco, 133 Cal.App.4th 437, 34 Cal.Rptr.3d 838 (Cal. App. 2005):

Government Code section 945.6, subdivision (a)(1) prescribes that an action against a public entity must be brought within six months of written notice of a claim denial. This written notice may be given either by personal delivery, or by mailing to the address of the claimant, or to an address designated in the claim. ( 913, 915.4; Katelaris v. County of Orange (2001) 92 Cal.App.4th 1211, 1214, 112 Cal.Rptr.2d 556.)

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