Judge: Armen Tamzarian, Case: 19STCV42150, Date: 2025-02-10 Tentative Ruling

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Case Number: 19STCV42150    Hearing Date: February 10, 2025    Dept: 52

Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Judgment to Add Fictitious Business Name (DBA) to Defendant’s Name

Plaintiffs Jose Guadalupe Beltran, Wualdin Josue Lazo, and Cerafin Hernandez move to amend the judgment to include the fictitious business name of defendant/judgment debtor Eden On Brand, Inc.  Courts may amend a judgment to add an alter ego or other name used by the judgment debtor.  (Favila v. Pasquarella (2021) 65 Cal.App.5th 934, 942; Curci Investments, LLC v. Baldwin (2017) 14 Cal.App.5th 214, 220.)

Plaintiffs show good cause to amend the judgment.  After entry of judgment, plaintiffs discovered that Eden On Brand, Inc. registered the fictitious business name “Eden On Brand” with the County of Los Angeles.  (Josephson Decl., ¶ 4, Ex. A.)  Plaintiffs’ counsel asserts amending the judgment to specify this fictitious business name will avoid potential barriers to enforcing the judgment.  Amending the judgment will not prejudice judgment debtor Eden on Brand, Inc.

  Plaintiffs’ motion to amend the judgment is granted.  The court will enter an amended judgment including defendant/judgment debtor’s fictitious business name Eden On Brand.