Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corp.

After Wertheim LLC obtained a money judgment against Currency Corporation, Wertheim sought to satisfy the judgment from the appeal bond but Currency blocked disbursement. Wertheim and Currency later litigated their respective entitlement to the funds and, in 2016, Wertheim moved for postjudgment enforcement costs pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 685.080. The trial court reversed the motion as untimely.The Court of Appeal held that disputed funds on deposit with the superior court do not satisfy a judgment for purposes of a postjudgment motion for costs. The court reversed and remanded the trial court's judgment, holding that Wertheim's motion was timely. The court also denied Currency's motion for monetary sanctions. View "Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corp." on Justia Law