BIRD, C. J. I respectfully dissent. In the name of the “ ‘orderly process of the law,’ ” the majority today hold that a trial court may not grant relief to a plaintiff whose lawsuit was dismissed because of the “ ‘grossly negligent’ ” conduct of his attorney. (Maj. opn., ante at pp. 897-900.) In reaching that conclusion, the majority overlook an important source of judicial power, disregard the public…
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