People Ex Rel Department Of Transportation V. Superior Court Of San Joaquin County

In this case, we hold that the trial court abused its discretion in relieving Paul Isenhower and his two children from the six-month deadline to file a government claim (Gov. Code, § 911.2 [all further unspecified statutory references are to this code]) based on "mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect" (§ 946.6, subd. (c)(1)), where the record reveals a total absence of diligence on their part during the entire claim-filing period. We will issue a peremptory writ.