California Court of Appeal

GROVES v. PETERSON, B152404

The prior denial of a motion in the underlying case to set aside a default and default judgment has no collateral estoppel effect to bar an independent action in equity directly attacking the prior judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/26/2002
• Published 07/26/2002

Judges

• CHARLES S. VOGEL, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Jerry K. Staub, Jerry K. Staub, Patricia Venegas, Los Angeles;  and Charlotte E. Costan, Burbank, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Amante & Shaffer, Jerome L. Amante and Darren G. Shaffer, Irvine, for Defendants and Respondents.