California Court of Appeal

Petitioner Hyundai Motor America filed a writ petition to stay a scheduled judgment debtor examination of petitioner's president and chief executive officer over a dispute regarding an attempt by real party Rosen to collect supposed post judgment interest on an attorney fee award. Order denying petitioner's motion to strike costs is vacated, a new order granting petitioner's motion is entered, and the temporary stay order of the judgment debtor's examination shall be dissolved, where: 1) the attorney fee order was filed months before the entry of the final judgment in this matter, and by law, post judgment interest accrues in lemon-law cases at the time the final judgment is entered; 2) when respondent court filed and entered its final judgment, Rosen's attorney fee award had long been paid; and 3) as a result, Rosen is not entitled to postjudgment interest in any amount.

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• Decided 03/20/2015
• Published 03/20/2015

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• California Court of Appeal

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