Judgment SatisfactionCal. Super. - 6th Dist.March 9, 2020I. \ ‘ . SC-130 INFORMATION AFTER JUDGMENT I INFORMACION DESPUES DEL FALLO DE LA CORTE Your small craims case has been decided. The judgment or decision of the court appears on the front of this sheet. The court may have ordered one party to pay money to the other party. The person (or business) who won the case and who can collect the money is called the Judgment creditor. The person (0r business) who lost the case and who owes the money is ca1led the judgment debtor. Enforcement 0f the judgment is postponed until the time for appeal ends or until the appeal is decided. This means that the judgment creditor cannot collect any money or take any action until this period is over. Generally, both parties may be represented by lawyers afterjudgment. IF YOU LOST THE CASE . .. 1. If you lost the case on your own claim and the court did not award you any money. the court's decision on your claim [s FINAL. You may not appea! yourown claim. 2. If you lost the case and the coufl ordered you to pay money, your money and property may be taken to pay the claim unless you do one of Ihe following things: a. PAY THE JUDGMENT The law requires you to pay the amount of the judgment. You may pay the judgment creditor directly. or pay the judgment to the coun f0_r an additional fee. You may also ask the court lo order monthly payments you can afford. Ask the clerk for information about these procedures. b. APPEAL A _,.., if you disagree with the court's decision. you may appeal the decision on the other party's claim. You may not appeal the decision on your oWn cla1m. However. 1f any party appeals. there will be a new tn’al on all the claims. If you appeared at the trial. you must begin your appeal by filing a form ca1led a Notice of Appeal (form SC-140) and pay the required fees within 30 days after the date this Notice of Entry of Judgment was mailed or handed to you. Your appeal will be In the superior court. You will have a new trial and you must present your evidence again. You may be represented by a lawyer. c. VACATE 0R CANCEL THE JUDGMENT If you did not go t0 the trial. you may ask the court to vacate or cancel the judgment. To make this request. you must file a Motion to Vacate the Judgment (fonn 80-135) and pay the reauired fee within 30 days after the date this Notice ofEnfry of Judgmen! was maited. 1f your request is denied. you then have 10 days from the dale the notice of denial was mailed to file an appeal. The period to fi1e the Motion to Vacate the Judgment Is 180 days If you were not properfy served with the c1aim. The 1BOday period begins on the date you found out or should have found out about the judgment against you. 1F YOU WON THE CASE . .. 1. lf you were sued by the other pafly and y th cas men the other party may not appeal the coun's n ”amo . h2. lfyou won lhe case and the court awarde e some steps you may take to coilect money or get possession o! your property: a. COLLECTING FEES ANDINTEREST APR 0 7 Sometimes fees are charged for filing coun papers 0r for -. . - b clerk for a Memorandum of Costs. BY b. VOLUNTARY PAYMENT Ask lhe judgment debtor to pay the money. If your claim was for possession of property. ask the judgment debtor Io return the property lo you. THE COURT WILL NOT COLLECT THE MONEY 0R ENFORCE THE JUDGMENT FOR YOU. c. STATEMENT 0F ASSETS KE 2021 " eCou -' Hlydsan If the judgment debtor does not pay the money. the law requlres the debtor to fill out a form called the Judgment Dsbtofs Statement ofAssets (form 80-133). This form will tell you what property the judgment debtor has that may be availabIe to pay your claim. If the judgment debtor willfully fails t0 send you the compieted form. you may file an Application and Order t0 Produce Statement ofAssets and to Appear for Examination (form 80-134) and ask the court to give you your attpnley‘s fees and expenses and other appropriate relief. after proper notice. under Code of Civil Procedure section 708.170. ORDER OF EXAMINATION You may a1so make the debtor come to court to answer questions about income and property. To do this. ask the clerk for anAppficaH’on and Order for Appearance end Examination {Enforcement of Judgment) (form EJv125) and pay the required fee. There is a fee if a law omcer serves the order on the judgment debtor. You may also obtain the judgment debtor; financial recordsaAsk the clerk for the Smelt Claims Subpoena and Declaration (form 80-107) or Civil Subpoena Duces Tecum (form SUBP-002). WRIT OF EXECUTION After you find out about the judgment debtor‘s property. you may ask the court for a Writ of Execution (form EJ-1 30) and pay the required fee. A wn‘t of execution is a court paper that tells a law officer to take property of the judgment debtor to pay your claim. Here are some examples of the kinds of property the officer may be able to take: wages, bank account, automobile, business property, or rental Income. For some kinds of property. you may need to file other forms. - v 'e law officer for information. - "ogment debtor may own land 0r a house or other -3. You may want to put a lien on the propeny so that 'i~:~‘='v| be paid if the property is sold. You can get a lien by filing an Abstract of Judgment (form EJ-001) with the county corder in the county where the property Is located. The aggaer will charge a fee for the Abstract of Judgment. DFPUTY an ACT 0F JUDGMENT NOTICE T0 THE PARTY WHO WON: As soon as yo’u havehmimmediately or you will be fined. If an Abstract of Judgmeqma proper form. I 1 full. you must fill out the form below and mail it to the court mmfid, you must use another form: see the c1erk for the SMALL CLAIMS No.1 2080082870 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT , To the Clerk of the Court: | am the D judgment creditor D assignee ofrecord. (Do not use this fonn ifan Abstract of Judgment has been recorded.) | agree that the judgment In this action has been paid in full or otherwise satisfied. Dale:“5Wes “mfiamu (TYPE 0R PRINT NAME) >?W W(SIGNATURE)L 50-1301RW'Y 1- 2°10] NOTICE 0F ENTRY 0F JUDGMENT Pago2 01'2 (Small Claims)
