Judge: Thomas D. Long, Case: 24STCP03396, Date: 2025-03-25 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCP03396    Hearing Date: March 25, 2025    Dept: 48

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

On October 21, 2024, Plaintiff Brickstone Group LLC filed an application for entry of judgment on sister-state judgment, and judgment was entered.

On February 6, 2025, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the judgment.

“The court may, upon motion of the injured party, or its own motion, correct clerical mistakes in its judgment or orders as entered, so as to conform to the judgment or order directed, and may, on motion of either party after notice to the other party, set aside any void judgment or order.”  (Code Civ. Proc., § 473, subd. (d).)  The Court also has the inherent authority under Code of Civil Procedure section 187 to amend a judgment to properly designate the real defendants.  (Danko v. O’Reilly (2014) 232 Cal.App.4th 732, 735.)

Plaintiff asks the Court to remove Glen Victor Coutinho as a defendant/judgment debtor because he was inadvertently included on the application.  (Bailey Decl. ¶ 4.)  The New York judgment is against only Blue Real Estate Inc. dba Blue Real Estate.  (Bailey Decl. ¶ 3.)

The motion to amend judgment is GRANTED.  The Court will sign the proposed amended judgment, backdated to the original October 21, 2024 date of judgment.

Moving party to give notice.

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SMCDEPT48@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit.  If all parties in the case submit on the tentative ruling, no appearances before the Court are required unless a companion hearing (for example, a Case Management Conference) is also on calendar.

         Dated this 25th day of March 2025