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Singer Chris Brown’s $2MM Sister-State Judgment
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In 2023, City National Bank sued Brown and fellow investors in Georgia alleging that they defaulted on a loan taken out to finance two Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen chicken franchises. The Court entered a judgment of just over $2 million in favor of CNB and against Brown et al. In…
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How does a judgment creditor properly serve a judgment debtor who is a corporation?
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Service on a judgment debtor must be made in the same manner as a summons is served. Cal. Code of Civ. Proc. section 684.110(a) provides in pertinent part: “Subject to subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), if a writ, notice, order, or other paper is required to be personally served under…
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Can a judgment creditor amend a judgment to add another debtor/individual/entity?
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The short answer is yes. Greenspan v. LADT, LLC (2010), 191 Cal.App.4th 486, 508 provides that: “Under section 187, the trial court is authorized to amend a judgment to add additional judgment debtors…. As a general rule, ‘a court may amend its judgment at any time so that the judgment will properly…