Is a plaintiff required to submit a timely written claim for damages to a public entity?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gonzalez v. Carrera Constr., F065339, F065968 (Cal. App. 2014):
Before suing a public entity, a plaintiff must submit a timely written claim for damages to that entity. (Shirk v. Vista Unified School Dist. (2007) 42 Cal.4th 201, 208.) This is not merely a procedural requirement but, rather, is a condition precedent to maintaining the action. (Id. at p. 209.)
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