Blasser v. Hudack CA4/2
Plaintiff and respondent, William Blasser, is an attorney and sole practitioner who sued his former client, defendant and appellant, Larry Hudack, in this action for unpaid legal services rendered to Hudack, plus deposition and other costs Blasser incurred to third parties. Blasser obtained Hudack’s default and later obtained a default judgment against Hudack for over $20,000. (Code Civ. Proc., § 585.)
Hudack claims his default and the default judgment are void and must be set aside for several reasons, principally because the clerk entered the default after Hudack filed a motion to stay the proceedings pursuant to section 404.5. We conclude the default was properly entered and that Hudack’s additional grounds for challenging the judgment also lack merit. We affirm the default judgment, as the trial court ordered it amended to exclude $2,299.58 in authorized attorney fees.
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