How to Collect a Judgment
Figure out the timing Fill out forms Have the court’s filing room stamp the subpoena Make photocopies Serve the Consumer/Employee, if any Wait 10 days for possible objections (5 if you had the Consumer/Employee personally served) Serve the Witness, and wait 15 days Receive and review the documents
BACKGROUND
When a company or organization that is not a party has records you need, use a “Deposition Subpoena for Business Records” to obtain them. (If the company is a party, use a “Request for Production of Documents.”) Warning! You can’t get the records right away. It will take about 30 days even if everything goes smoothly, so plan ahead.
Who’s Who?
Witness � The company or organization that has the records you need. For instance, this may be the phone company, the police department, an employer, a credit card company, or a bank.
Custodian of Records � The person who maintains the records for the Witness. This may be a human resources manager, a bank employee, etc. You don’t need to name them; the Witness will assign the proper person to respond to your subpoena.
Consumer/Employee � If the records you are requesting relate to a person’s consumer transactions (phone bills, purchases, bank records, etc.) or to his or her job, that person is called the Consumer/Employee. Important! The law gives the Consumer/Employee the right to object to the Witness giving you the records if it would violate their privacy, so you have to let them know ahead of time.
For more information contact SK Judgments at www.californiajudgmentscollections.com or 1-(888) 410-0940
