jurisdictional time bar in California

2026(Kabran v. Sharp Memorial Hospital (2017) 2 Cal.5th 330, 339 (Kabran).) “‘A lack of fundamental jurisdiction is “‘“an entire absence of power to hear or determine the case, an absence of authority over the subject matter or the parties.”’”’ [Citations.] Because a lack of fundamental jurisdiction implicates ‘the basic power of a court to act,’ courts must enforce jurisdictional limitations even if considerations of waiver, estoppel, consent, or forfeiture might otherwise excuse a party’s failure to comply with them.” (Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key (2023) 14 Cal.5th 932 , 949-950, italics added

2024Turning first to the question of jurisdiction, we do not agree with Rodriguez that section 1370(c)(1)’s two-year limit implicates the trial court’s fundamental jurisdiction. “ ‘A lack of fundamental jurisdiction is “ ‘ “an entire absence of power to hear or determine the case, an absence of authority over the subject matter or the parties.” ’ ” ’ [Citation.] Because a lack of fundamental jurisdiction implicates ‘the basic power of a court to act,’ courts must enforce jurisdictional limitations even if considerations of 19 waiver, estoppel, consent, or forfeiture might otherwise excuse a party’

2026Rather, an act beyond a court’s jurisdiction in the fundamental sense is null and void” ab initio.’ ” (Kabran v. Sharp Memorial Hospital (2017) 2 Cal.5th 330, 339 (Kabran).) “In other words, when a party fails to comply with a jurisdictional time bar, the court has no choice but to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction, even if equitable concerns would support reaching the merits.” (Law Finance, at p. 950.) “ ‘Even when a court has fundamental jurisdiction, however, the Constitution, a statute, or relevant case law may constrain the court to act only in a particular manner, or subject to c

2026Rather, an act beyond a court’s jurisdiction in the fundamental sense is null and void” ab initio.’ ” (Kabran v. Sharp Memorial Hospital (2017) 2 Cal.5th 330, 339 (Kabran).) “In other words, when a party fails to comply with a jurisdictional time bar, the court has no choice but to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction, even if equitable concerns would support reaching the merits.” (Law Finance, at p. 950.) “ ‘Even when a court has fundamental jurisdiction, however, the Constitution, a statute, or relevant case law may constrain the court to act only in a particular manner, or subject to c

2024(Rodriguez, supra, 15 Cal.5th at p. 496 [“Following the defendant’s return, the court holds a hearing to determine whether to approve or reject the certificate.