Can an administrative mandamus proceeding be dismissed for failure to prosecute?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McGoldrick v. Dep't of Motor Vehicles, C088392 (Cal. App. 2019):
An administrative mandamus proceeding may be dismissed for failure to prosecute. (Binyon v. State of California (1993) 17 Cal.App.4th 952, 956, 957 [an "[a]ppellant cannot file a petition for a writ of administrative mandamus, then sit back for years without taking the slightest action to have it determined until it suits his
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