Eshagian v. Cepeda (2025)

Citation: Eshagian v. Cepeda (2025)
Parent Document: Eshagian v. Cepeda (2025)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2025-06-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10617811/eshagian-v-cepeda/ ↗

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9     A defaulted defendant may also seek to challenge the entry
of default on certain procedural grounds. Within six months of
the default, the defendant may file a motion to vacate the default
under section 473, subdivision (b), based on the party’s or
attorney’s “mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.”
(See Steven M. Garber & Associates v. Eskandarian, supra,
150 Cal.App.4th at p. 824 [defaulted defendant’s remedy “was a
motion under Code of Civil Procedure section 473 to set aside the
default”].) Alternatively, section 473.5 authorizes a defendant to
move to set aside a default based on lack of actual notice of the
action. Neither remedy will assist Cepeda because the default
was entered after the answer was stricken as a terminating
sanction. Other tenants may likewise suffer a default without
meeting the requirements of section 473, subdivision (b), or
section 473.5.

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