Code of Civil Procedure section 473 (section 473) provides the court shall vacate any "default judgment or dismissal" against a party resulting from attorney mistake, inadvertence, surprise or neglect. We are asked to decide if a "dismissal" within the meaning of this provision includes a judgment of dismissal for failure of plaintiff to comply with the
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