Lacey v. Shoreline Foods CA2/8
Plaintiffs Dorothy and Dietrich Lacey sued Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles in Long Beach (“Roscoe’s”) and obtained default judgments against Roscoe’s. Subsequently, plaintiffs moved to amend the default judgments to add Shoreline Foods, Inc., the owner of Roscoe’s, as a defendant/judgment debtor pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 187. Shoreline appeals the court’s order granting plaintiffs’ motion, arguing that the court erred because Roscoe’s was never properly served and Shoreline was not properly represented in the underlying litigation. We agree and reverse the order adding Shoreline as a defendant/judgment debtor and vacate the default judgment against Roscoe’s.
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