Public Finance Corp. v. Shaw

This case comes to us by certification from the Appellate Department of the Los Angeles Superior Court, following its decision affirming an order of the Municipal Court of the Santa Monica Judicial District which denied appellant Ronald Shaw’s motion to cancel and discharge a judgment. Appellant’s motion was made pursuant to the provisions of section 675b of the Code of Civil Procedure.

As we view the instant certification, the narrow question presented for our determination is whether, as a matter of law, a failure to appear and defend an action filed after a discharge in bankruptcy, and…