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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT1'H· 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case No. 14-CV -2304-BAS (MDD) 

CHRIS LANGER, ORDER DENYING EX PARTE 

Plaintiff, APPLICATION FOR 

v. APPEARANCE AND DEBTOR 

EXAMINATION 

EMAD [ECF No. 20] ISSA GORIAL, ET AL., 

Defendant. 

On July 22, 2015, Judgment Creditor Chris Langer filed an ex parte application 

for an order for appearance and examination of Judgment Debtor Emad Issa Gorial. 

(ECF No. 20.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Judgment 

Creditor's Application without prejudice. 

I. BACKGROUND 

In support ofJudgment Creditor's Ex Parte Application, counsel for Judgment 

Creditor declared under penalty of perjury: 

2. The Judgment was issued on May 1,2015 for $6,755.00. 

3. It's been more than 2 months and Judgment remains unpaid. 

4. Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor hereby applies for an order requiring 

Judgment Debtor, Emad Issa Gorial to appear and furnish information 

to aid in enforcement ofthe money judgment. 

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(ECF No 20 at 1.) Judgment Creditor makes no representations as to whether or 

when Judgment Debtor has previously been examined or where Judgment Debtor 

resides. 

II. DISCUSSION 

A. Applicable Law 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69 authorizes federal courts to enforce a 

money judgment by writ of execution. FED. R. CIV. P. 69( a)( 1). "The procedure on 

execution-and in proceedings supplementary to and in aid of judgment or 

execution-must accord with the procedure of the state where the court is located, 

but a federal statute governs to the extent it applies." Id. Accordingly, in ruling on 

the Judgment Creditor's Application, the Court follows California's statutory 

provisions for the enforcement ofjudgments, known collectively as the Enforcement 

of Judgments Law, as set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 680.010 

through 724.260. 

Judgment debtor proceedings under California law "permit the judgment 

creditor to examine the judgment debtor, or third persons who have property of or 

are indebted to the judgment debtor, in order to discover property and apply it toward 

the satisfaction of the money judgment." Imperial Bank v. Pim Elec., Inc., 39 Cal. 

Rptr. 2d 432,437 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995). Debtor examinations are intended "to allow 

the judgment creditor a wide scope of inquiry concerning property and business 

affairs ofthe judgment debtor," Hooser v. Superior Court, 101 Cal. Rptr. 2d 341, 345 

(Cal. Ct. App. 2000), and "to leave no stone unturned in the search for assets which 

might be used to satisfy the judgment." Troy v. Superior Court, 231 Cal. Rptr. 108, 

112 (Cal. Ct. App. 1986). 

B. Analysis 

Judgment Creditor applies for an order requiring Judgment Debtor Emad Issa 

Gorial to appear and furnish information to aid in enforcement of the money 

judgment. (ECF No. 20 at 1.) 

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California Code of Civil Procedure § 708.110 provides: 

(a) The judgment creditor may apply to the proper court for an 

order requiring the judgment debtor to appear before the court, or 

before a referee appointed by the court, at a time and place specified in 

the order, to furnish information to aid in enforcement of the money 

judgment. 

(b) If the judgment creditor has not caused the judgment debtor 

to be examined under this section during the preceding 120 days, the 

court shall make the order upon ex parte application of the judgment 

creditor. 

(c) Ifthe judgment creditor has caused the judgment debtor to be 

examined under this section during the preceding 120 days, the court 

shall make the order if the judgment creditor by affidavit of otherwise 

shows good cause for the order. The application shall be made on 

noticed motion if the court so directs or a court rule so requires. 

Otherwise, it may be made ex parte. 

(d) The judgment creditor shall personally serve a copy of the 

order on the judgment debtor not less than 10 days before the date set 

for examination. Service shall be made in the manner specified in 

Section 145.10. Service of the order creates a lien on the personal 

property of the judgment debtor for a period of one year from the date 

ofthe order unless extended or sooner terminated by the court. 

(e) The order shall contain the following statement in 14­

pointboldface type ifprinted or in capital letters iftyped: "NOTICE TO 

JUDGMENT DEBTOR. If you fail to appear at the time and place 

specified in this order, you may be subject to arrest and punishment for 

contempt of court and the court may make an order requiring you to 

pay the reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the judgment creditor in 

this proceeding."l 

CAL. Cw. PROC. CODE § 708. 110(a)-(e). Additionally, California Code of Civil 

Procedure § 491.15O(b) provides: 

(b) A person sought to be examined may not be required to attend 

an examination before a court located outside the county in which the 

1 The Proposed Order does not include this required language. 

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person resides or has a place of business unless the distance from the 

person's place of residence or place of business to the place of 

examination is less than 150 miles. 

CAL. CN. PROC. CODE § 491.150(b). 

Judgment Creditor has failed to meet the requirements of California Civil 

Procedure Code § 708.11 O(b) and ( c) in that he has failed to establish either that 

Judgment Creditor has not examined the Judgment Debtor within the last 120 days 

or that there is good cause to allow an examination within 120 days of the previous 

examination. CAL. CIV. PROC. CODE § 708.l10(b) and (c). Judgment Creditor has 

failed to meet the requirements of California Civil Procedure Code § 409 .150(b) in 

that Judgment Creditor has not demonstrated that Judgment Debtor resides in the 

county where the court is located or within 150 miles ofthe location of the court. 

III. CONCLUSION 

Based on the foregoing, Judgment Creditor's Ex Parte Application for 

Appearance and Debtor Examination is DENIED without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 12,2015 fl ......~""""-'~~ on. Jill L. Burkhardt 

nited States Magistrate Judge 

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