# State of California v. Superior Court (Bodde)

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/bodde/

Supreme Court of California, 2004. 32 Cal.4th 1234, slip op., p. 1.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

Before suing a public agency, a person may need to send it a formal claim. The court required the lawsuit to address that step or a valid excuse.

## Limits

This does not list every deadline. It does not excuse a late claim.

## Opinion

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2004/s114171.html