California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §391.4: When security that has been ordered furnished is not furnished as ordered, the litigation shall be dismissed as to the defendant for whose benefit it was ordered furnished.
What this law says, in plain English
When a defendant fails to provide court-ordered security, the lawsuit against that defendant may be dismissed.
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When security that has been ordered furnished is not furnished as ordered, the litigation shall be dismissed as to the defendant for whose benefit it was ordered furnished.
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