Morgan v. Daniel

Filed 1/19/07  Morgan v. Daniel CA2/4

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 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

            APPEAL from order and judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stanley M. Weisberg, Judge. Affirmed.

            Jonathan Morgan, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant.

            Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Timothy R. Windham, Lisa Willhelm Cooney, and Allison A. Arabian for Defendant and Respondent.

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            Jonathan Morgan appeals from the trial court's order granting defendant Christine Daniel relief from default, and from the judgment of dismissal.  We find no abuse of discretion, and affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

            According to the allegations in his second amended complaint, appellant was injured on August 29, 1995, while in the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff.  He was transported to Northridge Hospital Medical Center,^[1] where physician Christine Daniel â€