Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Yes, unless the limitations period has expired or some other obstacle bars the lawsuit. Your plea might not be admissible as evidence against you in the civil suit, but it won't prevent the other side from suing you -- or even from winning if they can prove their case by other means.

Hoffman is right. The whole point of a "no contest" plea, instead of guilty, is so it is not proof of liability for any civil action that comes after.

Your plea of no contest means that you have plead guilty, but your plea cannot be used in a civil case to prove your admission of culpability. It is not a bar to an actual civil lawsuit against you. The victim can still prove your fault through other means, such as evidence, eyewitness testimony, etc.

Of course. The no contest plea can not be used as proof of guilt like a guilty plea could have, but 'they' can still sue and try to prove their case just as in any other lawsuit. If you have insurance that covers you, turn the civil case over to them, it not, hire an attorney. If serious about doing so, feel free to contact me.