Gerard v. Cuevas — Trial Court Abused Discretion by Imposing Terminating Sanction for Tenant’s Failure to Comply With Last-Minute Notice to Attend Trial
Los Angeles Appellate Division reverses an unlawful-detainer default judgment and terminating sanction, holding the trial court abused its discretion by retroactively shortening Code of Civil Procedure section 1987’s 10-day notice period to 91 minutes and then striking the tenant’s answe