Soderstrom v. Chen
Plaintiff Randy Lee Soderstrom (a former criminal defendant) appeals from a judgment of dismissal of his legal malpractice action after the court set aside a stay and then sustained, without leave to amend, the demurrer of defendants Ray Chen (his former criminal defense lawyer), Marri Derby, and the County of Orange (sued as the Orange County Alternate Defender) on grounds the action was barred by the statute of limitations. Plaintiff contends he was entitled under Coscia v. McKenna & Cuneo (2001) 25 Cal.4th 1194, 1199 (Coscia) to a stay of proceedings on his malpractice action while he sought exoneration through postconviction relief. We disagree and affirm the judgment.
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