Fuchs v. Wertman CA2/3
On May 19, 2014, Howard Fuchs (Fuchs) obtained a default judgment in the Supreme Court of New York in the amount of $1,917,336.23 against Joel Wertman (Wertman) and Mustard Pancakes, Inc. (Mustard) (collectively defendants). On June 8, 2016, Fuchs applied for entry of judgment against Mustard and Wertman on the sister state judgment in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. On August 29, 2016, Fuchs filed an amended application for entry of judgment. That same day, the clerk for the Los Angeles County Superior Court entered judgment against defendants. Defendants moved to vacate and stay enforcement of the judgment on the grounds that the Supreme Court of New York lacked personal jurisdiction over them and thus the sister state judgment could not support a judgment in California. The trial court denied the motion on April 14, 2017 and Wertman appealed. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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