In general, you have to sue someone (file the papers in court) within 2 years from the date of the injury. There are different rules for suing the government with shorter time limits. If you're suing, make sure you're well within the correct time period.
Under the California Tort Claims Act, any person seeking to recover monetary damages for personal injuries, wrongful death and/or personal property, must file a government claim with each public entity defendant within six months of the accrual of the cause of action. (Gov. Code, § 911.2.)
You must file a claim with the State Controller's Office. If your claim is eligible, you will be given the option to file electronically after you have entered the requested information for your claim. If a paper claim is required, the site will provide instructions on how to complete that process.
California law requires corporations, businesses, associations, financial institutions, and insurance companies (referred to as “holders”) to annually report and deliver property to the State Controller's Office if there has been no activity on the account or contact with the owner for a specified period of time ( ...
In California, you're typically required to send a small claims demand letter to the defendant before filing a small claims case.
The Small Claims Hearing You must submit copies of your evidence to the court and to each party in your case at least 10 days prior to the hearing. When submitting evidence, you must complete form LASC CIV 278 and use LASC CIV 279 mailing labels.
Statute of limitations SOL is a time limit imposed by law on the right of taxpayers be entitled to a refund or credit of an overpayment. 4 years after the original return due date . If you filed before the due date , you have 4 years from the original return due date to file a claim.
910. A claim shall be presented by the claimant or by a person acting on his or her behalf and shall show all of the following: (a) The name and post office address of the claimant. (b) The post office address to which the person presenting the claim desires notices to be sent.
Code 910(a) states, “Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, the community estate is liable for a debt incurred by either spouse before or during marriage, regardless of which spouse has the management and control of the property and regardless of whether one or both spouses are parties to the debt or to a ...