Does a quasi-judicial review of the evidence presented to the trial court to determine whether any triable issues of fact were presented?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc., 15 Cal.4th 951, 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 843, 938 P.2d 903 (Cal. 1997):
7 In reviewing this quasi-summary-judgment motion we will "undertake[ ] an independent review of the evidence presented to the trial court to determine whether [any] triable issues of fact were presented." (Schrader v. Scott (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 1679, 1683, 11 Cal.Rptr.2d 433.)
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