California Supreme Court

Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale

August 22, 2024

Summary

The court held that in administrative mandate proceedings, the time to appeal begins when a judgment is entered or notice of entry of judgment is served, not when an earlier order or other ruling is filed or served. Because Meinhardt appealed within the applicable period measured from the later judgment, the Court of Appeal improperly dismissed the appeal as untimely. The court reversed and remanded for further proceedings.