Perry

Perry v. Blue Shield of Cal. CA2/4

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 23, 2024B332384California1,241 words

Opinion

Opinion

Mori, J.

DISCUSSION

A. Appellant has Forfeited His Challenges to the Judgment Appellant seems to argue that the trial court incorrectly entered judgment in favor of respondent and imposed sanctions

3 against him in respondent’s favor because appellant did not sue respondent. We conclude appellant’s claim of error has been forfeited, as appellant never raised it in the trial court. (In re Ricky T. (2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 515, 522 [if a party fails to raise an error in the trial court so that it may be corrected, the reviewing court ordinarily will consider the claim of error forfeited].) In the trial court, appellant was on clear notice that the appearing defendant was not “Blue Shield of California Health and Life Insurance Company,” the entity appellant contends he “sued and served.” Respondent’s full name was disclosed in the demurrers, the trial court’s orders, and the notices of ruling. The caption of respondent’s papers stated it had been “erroneously sued” simply as “Blue Shield of California,” the fictitious name under which it is registered to do business.

Respondent has requested judicial notice of the documents marked as Exhibits A through J. Exhibits A and B are…

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