Dakota Payphone, LLC v. Alcaraz

Opinion

RAMIREZ P. J.

Defendant Hugo Alcaraz (Alcaraz) appeals from the trial court’s entry of a default judgment against him, claiming that the default should be set aside because it was obtained through the mistake, fraud and *498collusion of his former attorneys. (Code Civ. Proc.,1 § 473, subd. (b).) Plaintiff Dakota Payphone, LLC (Dakota), appeals from the trial court’s order purporting to grant, in part, Alcaraz’s motion for a new trial, asserting that the trial court had lost jurisdiction to make such a ruling. Dakota also asserts that Alcaraz’s appeal is untimely and should be dismissed. We…