SERVICE OF PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM & ORDER TO GO TO SMAL CLAIMS COURT: SC-100

We will Prepare, File & Serve for one price per Defendant. Court filing fees* will be paid by Plaintiff. We will provide you with a copy of your suit with your Court Date. If serving at a bad address, the above fee still applies. If documents are Prepared, and Plaintiff cancels order, a $35 fee still applies. Process Serving only is also available.
*Costs and fees will be emailed upon request.

WAGE GARNISHMENT

If the debtor is employed, you can get an Earnings Withholding Order to garnish the debtor’s wages until you are paid. You have the right to collect up to 25 percent of the amount over the federal minimum wage that the debtor earns (as long as it is not exempt under other rules). This only works if the other person is employed by someone else. A wage garnishment does not work against someone who is self-employed.

We will prepare, file & forward Writ of Execution to appropriate law enforcement agency for one price per defendant. Court and law enforcement fees* will be paid by plaintiff.
*Costs and fees will be emailed upon request.

BANK GARNISHMENT

You can get a levy on the debtor’s bank account or safe deposit box. You will need to know the branch where the accounts are kept, and sometimes you also have to know the account number. If you have a cancelled check you can obtain this information. You can then collect by putting a levy on the Debtor’s bank account.

We will prepare, file & forward Writ of Execution to appropriate law enforcement agency for one price per defendant. Court and law enforcement fees* will be paid by plaintiff.
*Costs and fees will be emailed upon request.

8∙12∙24 HOUR KEEPER, or Till Tap

If the judgement debtor is a business and the business has lots of cash on the premises, you may send a sheriff out for a till tap or a keeper.

A “till tap” is when a sheriff’s deputy goes out to the business and collects all cash on the premises at that moment. The sheriff’s deputy empties the cash register up to the amount of the judgement. When you ask for the sheriff to do a till tap, think about what time of the day the business is likely to have the most cash on site.

A “keeper” is when you send a sheriff’s deputy to a business for 8, 12 or 24 hours to stay at the business and collect all cash and checks that come in during that time period. It is much more expensive than a till tap, and the fee depends on the number of hours the deputy sheriff is asked to stay at the debtor’s business premises.

If the business is the type that has a lot of transactions and brings in a lot of cash in a day, a keeper can help you collect all or most of your judgement and recover the fee you paid for the keeper itself. A keeper can also make the debtor pay you voluntarily because the debtor may not want to have a deputy sheriff sitting at his or her business all day long, possibly driving business away.

Use one of the above procedures when your judgement is against a licensed professional and the dispute is about their professional services.

We will prepare, file & forward Writ of Execution to appropriate law enforcement agency for one price per defendant. Court and law enforcement fees* will be paid by plaintiff.
*Costs and fees will be emailed upon request.

ABSTRACT OF JUDGEMENT

To collect from a debtor who will not pay you, you can file a lien on the debtor’s real property (like a house or land). This way when the debtor tries to sell or refinance his or her home, you can get paid your judgement plus accrued interest from the escrow. If you choose not to wait for the debtor to sell or refinance the property, you can look into “foreclosing” on the judgement lien. This means that you force the debtor to sell the property and pay you with that money. This only works when there is enough equity in the property to pay all the liens as well as the costs of foreclosure.

We will prepare, file & forward Abstract of Judgement to appropriate county recorder for one price. Court and county recorder fees* will be paid by Plaintiff.
*Costs and fees will be emailed upon request.

REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT:

We will prepare, obtain signature, file with superior court form SC-150 & provide you with a conformed copy to obtain a new court date. A minimum of 10 days prior to court date is required. A superior court filing fee might be assessed if defendant was served.
*Costs & Fees will be emailed upon request

DISMISSAL:

We will prepare, obtain signature, file with superior court form SC-150 provide you with a conformed copy to dismiss a court date. A minimum of 48 hours is required to file form (or appear in person to your original scheduled court date to dismiss).
*Costs & Fees will be emailed upon request

APPEAL:

We will prepare, obtain signature, file with superior court form SC-140 & provide you with a conformed copy to appeal judgement. A maximum of 30 days from the date of judgement Mailing is required to file form. A superior court filing fee will be assessed. If deadline is close, a rush fee will be charged.
*Costs & Fees will be emailed upon request

SATISFACTION OF JUDGEMENT

You must file an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgement (Form SC-290 or Form EJ-100) with the court after the debtor pays the judgement. Read Form SC-290 to find out which of the 2 forms to use.

If the debtor makes a written request and you do not file the acknowledgment within 14 days, you can be held liable for all damages sustained, plus $50. For more information, check out Code of Civil Procedure section 116.850.

If there are no liens related to the judgement, you can sign the Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgement on the back of your copy of the small claims judgement. If a lien exists, you will have to use Form EJ-100 and have it notarized before filing it with the court and recording a certified copy with the county recorder’s office.

You MUST remove liens that you have placed on the debtor’s real and personal property.

To remove a real property lien, use an Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgement (Form EJ-100) and have it notarized (two copies, one for Judgement Debtor & one for the Superior Court) before filing it with the court. Then record a certified copy with the county recorder’s office.
We will prepare, obtain signature, file with superior court form EJ-100 provide you with a conformed copy for
your files
*Costs and fees will be emailed upon request.

VACATE A DEFAULT JUDGEMENT

If you are sued and you did not go to your trial, the court may enter a judgement against you based on the information the plaintiff provided, without hearing your side of the story. If you then want a new trial, you must ask the judge to vacate (cancel) the judgement against you. You must have a good reason for not going to your trial, like you were not properly served or you had a serious emergency.

• You must file a motion (petition) NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS from the date the court clerk mailed you the Notice of Entry of Judgement (Form SC-130 or Form SC-200).
• If you were NOT PROPERLY SERVED with the Plaintiff’s Claim (Form SC-100), you have 180 DAYS from the date you DISCOVERED there was a judgement against you to file a motion to vacate.

*Costs and fees will be emailed upon request

DROP SERVICE

Occasionally, it may be necessary to “drop” service on an individual or authorized agent when the server is told “I will not accept service” or “I will not take it” etc. We leave a copy anyway and mail a copy if it is substituted service. Process Serving HAS been effected, and when the Defendant appears in court claiming he was not properly served the judge will hear case because they are present.

COURIER DELIVERY LOCATIONS

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• FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT LOCATIONS:
  

1. San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerks, San Bernardino
2. Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, Blythe; Hemet; Palm
Desert; Riverside (downtown); Riverside (Gateway); Temecula
3. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk, Beverly Hills; Norwalk;
Lancaster; LAX Court House; Van Nuys; Florence/Firestone
4. Orange County Clerk-Recorder, Santa Ana; Laguna Hills; Fullerton

• RECORDING OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS LOCATIONS:
  

1. San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerks, San Bernardino
2. Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, Blythe; Hemet; Palm Desert;
Riverside (downtown); Riverside (Gateway); Temecula
3. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk, Beverly Hills; Norwalk;
Lancaster; LAX Court House; Van Nuys; Florence/Firestone
4. Orange County Clerk-Recorder, Santa Ana; Laguna Hills; Fullerton

• 4th DISTRICTS COURT OF APPEALS LOCATIONS:
  

San Diego – Division 1
Riverside – Division 2
Santa Ana – Division 3

• CIVIL / FAMILY LAW / SMALL CLAIMS / PROBATE LOCATIONS :
  

  • San Bernardino County Courts:
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  • Los Angeles County Courts:
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• UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT for the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LOCATIONS:
  

  Riverside; Los Angeles; Santa Ana; San Fernando Valley; Santa Barbara

• UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT for the SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LOCATIONS:
  

   San Diego