MDDC, L.L.C. v. Lawrence

By

Judge Randy I. Bellows

This case is before the Court on Defendant’s motion to set aside a confessed judgment pursuant to Va. Code § 8.01-433. The Court may set aside a confessed judgment upon a showing that the Defendant would have had an adequate defense at law. For the reasons stated below, the Court finds the Defendant has not met his burden of proof on this issue, and, therefore, Defendant’s motion to set aside the confessed judgment is denied.

Facts and Proceedings

On July 30, 2013, the parties MDDC, L.L.C., and Errol Lawrence entered into a confessed judgment promissory note, by which…