Kuchins

On November 10, 1986, plaintiff and appellant Diane Kuchins filed a complaint against defendants Paul Hawes, Pacific Bell (Pac Bell), and American Protective Services, Inc. (APS). Plaintiff did not serve the complaint on any named defendant until May 10, 1989, some two and one-half years later. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s action for failure to serve the complaint on a timely basis, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 583.410 and 583.420.

Plaintiff appeals, claiming the trial court abused its discretion in granting defendants Hawes’s and Pac Bell’s motions to dismiss her complaint for failure to serve the complaint within two years. We conclude that there was no abuse of discretion in granting the dismissals and affirm the judgment of the lower court.

Background

Plaintiff was allegedly injured by an automobile driven by defendant Hawes, an employee of defendant Pac Bell. On November 10, 1986, plaintiff filed a complaint against Hawes, Pac Bell, and APS. However, she did not *538 immediately serve the complaint on any defendant. On November 25, 1986, Pacific Compensation (Pac Comp) filed a complaint in intervention, also naming Hawes, Pac Bell, and…