Cal. Codes » Government Code / TITLE 1. GENERAL / DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES / PART 4. ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES / CHAPTER 2. Actions Against Public Entities
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Cal. Government Code § 945.4 (2026)

Actions Against Public Entities

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Except as provided in Sections 946.4 and 946.6, no suit for money or damages may be brought against a public entity on a cause of action for which a claim is required to be presented in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) of Part 3 of this division until a written claim therefor has been presented to the public entity and has been acted upon by the board, or has been deemed to have been rejected by the board, in accordance with Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 3 of this division.

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Cited in 215 cases (80 in the last 5 years), 1965–2026 · leading case: Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Prot. Dist., 444 P.3d 688 (Cal. 2019).
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Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Prot. Dist., 444 P.3d 688 (Cal. 2019). “6 Even were it otherwise-that is, even if it were the plaintiff's burden to plead around an absolute immunity, rather than the defendant's burden to invoke the immunity as an affirmative defense-that would not necessarily mean the immunity is jurisdictional in nature, as the…”
John R. v. Oakland Unified Sch. Dist., 769 P.2d 948 (Cal. 1989). · cites it 2× “DISCUSSION Timeliness of Claim (1a) Before we turn to the vicarious liability issue, we must first address a threshold question — whether plaintiffs complied in timely fashion with the requirements of the California Tort Claims Act (Gov.”
Victor Barrios v. California Interscholastic Fed'n California Interscholastic Fed'n Opinion S. Section, 277 F.3d 1128 (9th Cir. 2002). “” Cal. Gov't Code § 945.4 . A "local public entity” is defined as “a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State.”
Ebersol v. Cowan, 673 P.2d 271 (Cal. 1983). · cites it 2× “) The second class must present a claim to the governmental tortfeasor not later than the 100th day after the accrual of the cause of action (Gov.”
Young v. City of Visalia, 687 F. Supp. 2d 1141 (E.D. Cal. 2009). “nt periods of tolling, after notice of rejection of said administrative tort claims was served by said defendants, and/or not later than two years, including pertinent periods of tolling, after *1152 said administrative tort claims were deemed rejected by operation of law,…”
Garber v. City of Clovis, 698 F. Supp. 2d 1204 (E.D. Cal. 2010). · cites it 4× “ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ PETITION FOR ORDER RELIEVING PLAINTIFFS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE § 945.4 ANTHONY W.”
Stockett v. Ass'n of California Water Agencies Jt. Powers Ins. Auth., 99 P.3d 500 (Cal. 2004). “” Discussion Government Code section 945.4 1 provides that “no suit for money or damages may be brought against a public entity on a cause of action for which a claim is required to be presented in accordance with .”
CURTIS T. v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 123 Cal. App. 4th 1405 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “” 8 Government Code section 945.4 provides: “Except as provided in Sections 946.”
Ramirez v. Tulare Cnty. Dist. Attorney's Off., 9 Cal. App. 5th 911 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “” (Gov. Code, § 945.4.) “ ‘Thus, under these statutes, failure to timely present a claim for money or damages to a public entity bars a plaintiff from filing a lawsuit against that entity.”
Elias v. San Bernardino Cnty. Flood Control Dist., 68 Cal. App. 3d 70 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “Code, Appen. (1968 ed.) § 43-28 [Deering’s Wat.”
Williams v. Horvath, 548 P.2d 1125 (Cal. 1976). “The state scheme, as noted at the outset, was conceived to, strictly limit governmental liability; the federal legislation, by contrast, was designed to ensure an adequate remedy for violations of civil rights.”
Munoz v. State of California, 33 Cal. App. 4th 1767 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995). “(Gov. Code, § 945.4; Ocean Services Corp. v.”
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