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Summary: ORDER FOR APPEARANCE AND EXAMINATION OF JUDGMENT DEBTOR DANA BREWER ANDREW G. SCHOPLER , District Judge . I. INTRODUCTION Following a partial summary judgment and a jury trial, the Court entered judgment for Plaintiff Jeannette S. Clark and against Defendants Dana Woody & Associates, Inc. and Dana Brewer on April 17, 2015. (Docket Entry No. 261.) II. DISCUSSION Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69 governs enforcement of judgment proceedings in federal courts. ( Hilao v. Estate of Marcos,
Summary: ORDER FOR APPEARANCE AND EXAMINATION OF JUDGMENT DEBTOR DANA BREWER ANDREW G. SCHOPLER , District Judge . I. INTRODUCTION Following a partial summary judgment and a jury trial, the Court entered judgment for Plaintiff Jeannette S. Clark and against Defendants Dana Woody & Associates, Inc. and Dana Brewer on April 17, 2015. (Docket Entry No. 261.) II. DISCUSSION Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69 governs enforcement of judgment proceedings in federal courts. ( Hilao v. Estate of Marcos, ..
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ORDER FOR APPEARANCE AND EXAMINATION OF JUDGMENT DEBTOR DANA BREWER
ANDREW G. SCHOPLER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Following a partial summary judgment and a jury trial, the Court entered judgment for Plaintiff Jeannette S. Clark and against Defendants Dana Woody & Associates, Inc. and Dana Brewer on April 17, 2015. (Docket Entry No. 261.)
II. DISCUSSION
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69 governs enforcement of judgment proceedings in federal courts. (Hilao v. Estate of Marcos, 95 F.3d 848, 851 (9th Cir. 1996).) Rule 69(a) provides:
(1) Money Judgment; Applicable Procedure. A money judgment is enforced by a writ of execution, unless the court directs otherwise. 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.
(2) Obtaining Discovery. In aid of the judgment or execution, the judgment creditor or a successor in interest whose interest appears of record may obtain discovery from any person — including the judgment debtor—as provided in these rules or by the procedure of the state where the court is located.
(Fed. R. Civ. P. 69(a)(1)-(2).)
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 discovery property and apply it toward the satisfaction of the money judgment." (Imperial Bank v. Pim Elec., Inc., 33 Cal.App.4th 540, 546-47; See also California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 708.110-708.205.) All assets of a judgment debtor are subject to enforcement. (California Code of Civil Procedure Section 695.010(a).)
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 708.110 provides in relevant part:
(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 an order upon ex parte application of the judgment creditor.
(c) If the 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 or 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 of the order unless extended or sooner terminated by the court.
(e) The order shall contain the following statement in 14-point boldface type if printed or in capital letters if typed: 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."
(California Code of Civil Procedure Section 708.110(a)-(e).)
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 708.160(a) also provides that "[e]xcept as otherwise provided in this section, the proper court for examination of a person under this article is the court in which the money judgment is entered." Here, judgment was entered by this Court on April 17, 2015. (Docket Entry No. 261.) As such, Plaintiff and Judgment Creditor Jeannette Clark's application sets forth the showing required by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 69(a)(2) and the applicable provisions of the California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 708.110 and 708.160.
III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Defendant/Judgment Debtor Dana Brewer shall appear on September 6, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 1F of the United States District Courthouse located at 221 West Broadway, San Diego, California 92101, to furnish information to aid in enforcement of a money judgment by answering questions about the Defendant/Judgment Debtor's real and personal property;
2. Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor must serve this order upon Defendant/Judgment Debtor Dana Brewer personally not less than ten days before the date set for the examination and must file a certificate of such service with the Court. Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor may also serve this order of Defendant/Judgment Debtor's counsel of record if counsel agrees to accept service on behalf of his client; and
3. If Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor is unable to effectuate personal service (or service upon the counsel of record) on Defendant/Judgment Debtor within the required time, Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor must file a notice with the Court by no later than 10 days before the date set for the examination and inform the Court that the examination hearing must be taken off calendar.
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 ATTORNEYS' FEES INCURRED BY THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR IN THIS PROCEEDING.
