Legal Opinion
Hopkins & Carley v. Gens
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 2011No. H032781PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUSHING, P. J.
Respondent Hopkins & Carley (H&C) secured an arbitration award against appellant Timothy Gens on a debt for unpaid bills for legal services. Gens moved unsuccessfully to vacate the award, and judgment was duly entered against him. Six months later, he brought a motion to set aside the judgment under Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdivision (b) (section 473(b)). Although the motion included perfunctory assertions that the judgment was the result of mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect, Gens made no attempt to substantiate them. The real gist of the…
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