Judge: Teresa A. Beaudet, Case: 23STCV05564, Date: 2023-08-10 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV05564    Hearing Date: August 10, 2023    Dept: 50

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 50

Plaintiff United States Surety Company (“Plaintiff”) requests that the Court enter default judgment against Defendants (1) Cleveland Z Taylor aka Cleveland Zackary Taylor aka Z. Zachary Taylor aka C. Zachary Taylor aka Zachary Taylor aka Zachary Cleveland, and (2) Clint Brannon aka Clinton Brannon aka Clinton McClung Brannon aka Brannon Clint. Plaintiff seeks judgment in the total amount of 118,624.44, comprising $75,000.00 demanded in the Complaint, $40,429.96 in interest, $804.48 in costs, and $2,390.00 in attorney fees.

The Court finds that Plaintiff has sufficiently supported its request with the submitted declarations and evidence.

However, the Court notes that Item 5(a) of the proposed judgment lists the name “American Contractors Indemnity Company” next to plaintiff. This appears to be an error, as the Plaintiff in this action is United States Surety Company.

In addition, Plaintiff appears to seek judgment against Does 1 through 75. (See Attachment 5(a) to the Proposed Judgment). However, Plaintiff filed a request for dismissal on June 13, 2023 as to Does 1 through 75, and dismissal was entered on June 20, 2023.

Plaintiff may file a revised Form JUD-100 prior to the hearing. If the above-referenced defects are corrected before the hearing, the Court will grant Plaintiff’s request.

DATED:  August 10, 2023                             ________________________________

Hon. Teresa A. Beaudet

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court