Can a dismissal for failure to prosecute under Code of Civil Procedure section 583 reflect on the merits of the action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Zeavin v. Lee, 136 Cal.App.3d 766, 186 Cal.Rptr. 545 (Cal. App. 1982):
Minasian v. Sapse, supra, 80 Cal.App.3d 823, 827, 145 Cal.Rptr. 829, holds that a dismissal for failure to prosecute under Code of Civil Procedure section 583, subdivision (a) "does reflect on the merits of the action, and that reflection is favorable to
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