Source: https://trellis.law/ca/motion-type/motion-for-order-vacating-renewal-of-judgment-417
Timestamp: 2020-07-10 22:32:13
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What is a Motion for Order Vacating Renewal of Judgment?
"The judgment creditor may renew a judgment by filing an application for renewal of the judgment with the court in which the judgment was entered." (Code Civ. Proc. §683.120(a).) "Except as otherwise provided in this article, the filing of the application renews the judgment in the amount determined under Section 683.150 and extends the period of enforceability of the judgment as renewed for a period of 10 years from the date the application is filed." (Code Civ. Proc. §683.120(b).) "The statutory renewal of judgment is an automatic, ministerial act accomplished by the clerk of the court; entry of the renewal of judgment does not constitute a new or separate judgment. 'Filing the renewal application (and paying the appropriate filing fee, Gov.C. § 70626(b)) results in automatic renewal of the judgment. No court order or new judgment is required. The court clerk simply enters the renewal of judgment in the court records. [See CCP § 683.150]; Jonathan Neil & Assocs., Inc. v. Jones (2006) [138 Cal.App .4th] 1481, 1487, 1489[, 42 Cal.Rptr.3d 350]." (Ahart, Cal. Practice Guide: Enforcing Judgments and Debts (The Rutter Group 2007) ¶ 6:75, p. 6A–41.)." (Goldman v. Simpson (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 255, 262; see also OCM Principal Opportunities Fund v. CIBC World Markets Corp. (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 185, 191 (renewal is purely ministerial act that does not create new judgment or modify present judgment but merely extends judgment's enforceability).)
In the case of a money judgment, the entry of the renewal of judgment shall show the amount of the judgment as renewed, which is the amount required to satisfy the judgment on the date of filing of the application for renewal and includes the fee for filing the application for renewal. (Code Civ. Proc. §683.150(c).) California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1700(a) provides: “[a] prevailing party who claims costs must serve and file a memorandum of costs within 15 days after the date of mailing of the notice of entry of judgment or dismissal by the clerk under Code of Civil Procedure section 664.5 or the date of service of written notice of entry of judgment or dismissal, or within 180 days after entry of judgment, whichever is first.”
Vacating a Renewal of Judgment
Law: Code of Civil Procedure § 683.170
Code of Civil Procedure § 683.170 provides in pertinent part:
The renewal of a judgment pursuant to this article may be vacated on any ground that would be a defense to an action on the judgment, including the ground that the amount of the renewed judgment as entered pursuant to this article is incorrect, and shall be vacated if the application for renewal was filed within five years from the time the judgment was previously renewed under this article.
Not later than 30 days after service of the notice of renewal pursuant to Section 683.160, the judgment debtor may apply by noticed motion under this section for an order of the court vacating the renewal of the judgment. The notice of motion shall be served on the judgment creditor. Service shall be made personally or by mail.
Upon the hearing of the motion, the renewal may be ordered vacated upon any ground provided in subdivision (a), and another and different renewal may be entered, including, but not limited to, the renewal of the judgment in a different amount if the decision of the court is that the judgment creditor is entitled to renewal in a different amount.
“A successful motion under section 683.170 does not affect the validity of the default or the default judgment. A successful motion under section 683.170 vacates only the renewal of the judgment thereby precluding its extended enforceability under section 683.120.” (Fidelity Creditor Service, Inc. v. Browne (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 195, 203-204 (internal citation omitted).)
“The judgment debtor bears the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she is entitled to relief under section 683.170.” (Fidelity Creditor Service, Inc. v. Browne (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 195, 199.)
Grounds for Vacating a Renewal of Judgment
Grounds for vacating a renewal of judgment include:
suit on the judgment is barred by the statute of limitations in the state where enforcement is sought.
(Fidelity Creditor Service, Inc. v. Browne (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 195, 202–203.)
“In an independent action on a judgment, the debtor may challenge the judgment ‘in accordance with the rules and principles governing collateral attack’ [citation], including ‘lack of personal or subject matter jurisdiction . . . . Nonjurisdictional errors, however, are not appropriate procedural targets within this context.’” (Goldman v. Simpson (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 255, 261-62.)
Failure to Serve Summons and Complaint
“[T]he failure to have served a summons and complaint is a defense to an independent action on a judgment. Likewise, the failure to have served a summons and complaint is a basis for a motion to vacate the renewal of a judgment.” (Fidelity Creditor Service, Inc. v. Browne (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 195, 207; see also Code Civ. Proc., § 683.170(a).)
Time-Barred Grounds
In essence, the filing of a renewal of judgment gives the defendant a narrow window during which to assert grounds for vacating the judgment, even if they might otherwise have been time-barred.
“[D]efective service of process is a defense which may be raised on a motion to vacate renewal of a judgment.” (Fidelity Creditor Service, Inc. v. Browne (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 195, 203.)
Misapplication of Law: Code of Civil Procedure §§ 473(b) and 473.5
Code of Civil Procedure §§ 473(b) and 473.5 only apply to the original judgment, not the renewed judgment. (Code Civ. Proc. §§ 473(b) and 473.5.)
Useful Rulings on Motion for Order Vacating Renewal of Judgment
FIRESIDE THRIFT CO VS OLINEY, KAREN
Defendant Karen Oliney’s Motion to Vacate Judgment is DENIED without prejudice. I. Background On November 16, 1998, default judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff Fireside Thrift Co. (“FTC”) against Defendant Karen Oliney (“Oliney”). (5/30/08 Appl. for Renewal.) On August 3, 2012, FTC assigned the judgment to Cavalry Investments, LLC (“CIL”). (See 8/22/12 Acknowledgement of Assignment p. 3.)...
..by any authority or evidence. (CCP § 1010 and CRC 3.1110(a)). Regardless, neither ground is a basis to vacate the renewal of judgment under CCP §§ 473.5 and 683.170. A. CCP § 473.5 “When service of a summons has not resulted in actual notice to a party in time to defend the action and a default or default judgment has been entered against him or her in the action, he or she may serve and file...
ALICIA K. KENNEDY vs. Andrew K Wrobel
Defendants/Judgment Debtors Andrew Wrobel and Magda Wrobel's Motion for Order Vacating Renewal of Judgment is DENIED. "The judgment creditor may renew a judgment by filing an application for renewal of the judgment with the court in which the judgment was entered." CCP §683.120(a). "Except as otherwise provided in this article, the filing of the application renews the judgment in the amount dete...
..n (and paying the appropriate filing fee, Gov.C. § 70626(b)) results in automatic renewal of the judgment. No court order or new judgment is required. The court clerk simply enters the renewal of judgment in the court records. [See CCP § 683.150]; Jonathan Neil & Assocs., Inc. v. Jones (2006) [138 Cal.App .4th] 1481, 1487, 1489[, 42 Cal.Rptr.3d 350]." (Ahart, Cal. Practice Guide: Enforcing Judgmen...
(1) MOTION FOR ORDER VACATING RENEWAL OF JUDGMENT by Andre Williams is GRANTED. Andre Williams seeks to set aside a Renewal of Judgment by the judgment creditors' assignee, Department of Real Estate (DRE), because it erroneously states he still owes money on the judgment, when he claims he has paid his portion in full. On April 24, 2009 judgment was entered against Andre Williams in the amount of...
..be recovered from all cross-defendants. According to Andre on or about October 28, 2013, his portion of the judgment was satisfied in full pursuant to a payment to the Chapmans. (Andre Williams Declaration and Ex 2 – Settlement Statement from sale and Ex. 3 – October 25, 2013 from the Chapmans' counsel indicating the payoff for the judgment lien was $35,824.01, including the full amount of costs...
Taylor Grigsby et al vs The Regents of the University of CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion Order Vacating Renewal of Judgment Motion for Order Vacating Renewal of Judgment RULING: The motion for order vacating the renewal of judgment entered in favor of Regents and against Daniel Grigsby and Karen Grigsby in the amount of $1,463.96 is denied. BACKGROUND: In this action, plaintiff Taylor Grigsby and his parents, Daniel Grigsby and Karen Grigsb...
..ary 8, 2010. Subsequently, by stipulation of the parties and order of the court, the judgment was vacated and it was ordered that the summary adjudication would be made part of the final judgment at the conclusion of the case. The claim of Taylor Grigsby against Regents proceeded to trial and on February 16, 2011, the jury awarded Taylor $355,000.00 in damages. Taylor was also awarded costs in...
CAPITAL ONE BANK (U S A) N A VS CLARK, DIANE
MOTION TO VACATE RENEWAL OF JUDGMENT (CCP § 473(b); Extrinsic Fraud) TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.’s Motion to Vacate the Renewal of Judgment is DENIED. I. Background On March 25, 2009, a default judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. (“Plaintiff”) and against Defendant Diane Clark (“Defendant”). The judgment was renewed on March 12,...
..on.] The renewed judgment ‘has no independent existence’ from the original judgment. [Citation.]” (Goldman v. Simpson (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 255, 262, original emphasis.) As an initial matter, dismissal is not an appropriate procedure to end this action given that judgment has been entered and entering such dismissal would be a violation of the one judgment rule. “‘All dismissals ordered by the c...
Recent Rulings on Motion for Order Vacating Renewal of Judgment
CENTRO WATT PROPERTY OWNER I, LLC VS. COLLINS
(CCP § 683.170.) Defendant seeks to vacate the renewed judgment which is based upon the original default judgment that was entered in October of 2009. Defendant seeks to vacate the renewed judgment on the grounds that he was never served with the summons and complaint. This is a basis to move to vacate the renewal of a judgment. (See Fidelity Creditor Service, Inc. v. Browne (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 195, 207.)
“A successful motion under section 683.170 does not affect the validity of the default or the default judgment. [Citation.] A successful motion under section 683.170 vacates only the renewal of the judgment thereby precluding its extended enforceability under section 683.120.” (Fidelity Creditor Service, Inc. v. Browne (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 195, 203-204.) “The judgment debtor bears the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she is entitled to relief under section 683.170.”
MOTION TO VACATE RENEWAL (CCP § 683.170) TENTATIVE RULING: Judgment Debtor Alfred M. Villa’s Motion to Vacate Renewal of Judgment is CONTINUED TO MAY 21, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. in Department 25 at the SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE. At least 16 court days before the next scheduled hearing, Judgment Debtor Villa must file and serve supplemental papers correcting the deficiencies identified herein. Failure to do so may result in the Motion being placed off calendar or denied.
Proc., § 683.170 (emphasis added).) Discussion Judgment Debtor moves to vacate the renewal of judgment on the grounds that he was never served with the Petition in this action and the Court never acquired jurisdiction over him.
Saucedo filed a Supplemental Brief in Support of her Motion for Order Vacating Renewal of Judgment and Vacating Default and Default Judgment (the “Supplemental Brief”). To date, Judgment Creditor has not filed a reply.
., § 683.170, subd. (b).) Defendant did not do so. Thus, the Court finds that the Abstracts of Judgment were properly recorded in the amount of the renewed Judgment. Accordingly, Defendant’s requests that the Court void the Abstract Judgment and Amended Abstract Judgment, and release Defendant’s Property from any liens are DENIED. IV. Conclusion & Order For the stated reasons above, Defendant’s Motion to Vacate Judgment is DENIED. Moving party is ordered to give notice.
Proc.,§ 683.170, subd. (a).) “Not later than 30 days after service of the notice of renewal pursuant to Section 683.160, the judgment debtor may apply by a noticed motion under this section for an order of the court vacating the renewal of the judgment.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 683.170, subd. (b).) Defendant contends that she was never served in 2014 when the Application for Renewal of Judgment (the “Application”) was filed.
LOVE-WILLIAMS * TENTATIVE RULING: * On September 26, 2019 the Defendant timely filed a Motion to Judgment under CCP 683.170. Her motion was served upon attorney Frank Blundo who represented both the original plaintiff and the successor to the plaintiff in this case ((Pacific Credit Exchange). Defendant makes a number of objections to the Renewal of Judgment at least one of which appears to be quite plausible.
ANN HON VS HERMAN YEE
Because the failure to serve the summons and complaint on the debtor is a defense to an action on the judgment, it also constitutes grounds for vacating renewal of the judgment. (Fidelity Creditor, supra, 89 Cal.App.4th at 201-203, 207.) Hon’s and Lai’s contention that the motion to vacate is untimely on the basis of CCP § 473.5 fails. “[A] motion under section 683.170 is not one for relief from default or default judgment and is not governed by section 473.5.” (Id. at 204.)
CCP § 683.170 Code of Civil Procedure section 683.170 provides that a renewal of a judgement can be vacated on any ground that would be a defense to an action on the judgment and must be vacated if the application for renewal was filed within five years from the time the judgment was previously renewed”. (Code Civ. Proc., § 683.170, subd. (a).) A noticed motion to vacate renewal of judgment must be made within 30 days of the service of notice of renewal. (Id., subd. (b).)
CAPITAL ONE BANK V. MONTANEZ, M., ET AL.
Code of Civil Procedure section 683.170, subdivision (a), allows a moving party to vacate the renewal of judgment on any ground that would be a defense to an action on the judgment. Montanez attests she never was served with the summons and complaint in this action and was unaware of this litigation until after default judgment had been entered. (Montanez Decl., ¶¶ 1-4.) “[T]he undisputed failure to have served process is a defense to a separate action on a judgment.
Finally, to the extent Judgment Debtor contends the judgment should not be renewed because it would continue to affect his credit, that is not a basis to vacate the renewal of judgment under Code of Civil Procedure section 683.170. Based on the foregoing, the Judgment Debtor Calvin Kennard’s Motion to Vacate Default is DENIED. Court clerk to give notice.
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL RECOVERY INC VS FRESH CUT PRODUCE COMPANY
Proc., § 683.170 (emphasis added).) Discussion Shawn moves to vacate the Renewal of Judgment on three separate grounds: (1) Annex Financial, Inc. failed to become the assignee of record and had no standing to seek renewal of the judgment (2) the Renewal was made after expiration of the statute of limitations; and (3) Judgment Debtor was not properly served with the renewal documents.
(1) MOTION FOR ORDER VACATING RENEWAL OF JUDGMENT by Andre Williams is GRANTED. Andre Williams seeks to set aside a Renewal of Judgment by the judgment creditors' assignee, Department of Real Estate (DRE), because it erroneously states he still owes money on the judgment, when he claims he has paid his portion in full. On April 24, 2009 judgment was entered against Andre Williams in the amount of $4400 in favor of William Chapman and Martha Chapman [Chapmans].
CLOHECY VS. EMBER HEALTH CARE-POMONA
Section 683.170 provides that “[t]he renewal of a judgment pursuant to this article may be vacated on any ground that would be a defense to an action on the judgment. Not later than 30 days after the service of the notice of renewal, the judgment debtor may apply by noticed motion for an order vacating the renewal. (Id at (b).) “The judgment debtor bears the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she is entitled to relief under section 683.170.” (Fidelity Creditor Service v.
ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC VS. DEANIE L SCARANGELLO
The court's tentative ruling is as follows: The court intends to grant Defendant Deanie Scaragello's request for an order vacating the June 28, 2019 Renewal of Judgment in this action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §683.170, on the grounds that (a) Defendant's motion is timely, having been brought within 30 days of service of the Notice of Renewal, extended an additional 5 days due to service by mail; (b) Defendant submits uncontroverted evidence indicating that she was not personally served with the Summons
Proc., § 683.170 (emphasis added).) As an initial matter, no proof of service has been filed demonstrating that Judgment Creditor was given notice of the Motion to Vacate the Renewal of Judgment or hearing date, let alone per the requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 1005. “Due process requires reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard.” (Bergeron v. Dept. of Health Services (1999) 71 Cal.App.4th 17, 22.) Additionally, the Motion is not brought pursuant to any legal authority.
Proc., § 683.170 (emphasis added).) As an initial matter, the Motion to Vacate the Renewal of Judgment is untimely. Notice of the renewed judgment was served on Respondent on August 22, 2018. (Proof of Service, entered on 08/27/18.) The deadline to file the instant Motion, therefore, expired on September 21, 2018. The instant motion was filed more than ten months late. Furthermore, the Motion does not set forth a basis to vacate the renewed judgment.