McConnell

BACKGROUND

This matter arises out of an inheritance dispute. Maynard filed a lawsuit against McConnell and other defendants in King County Superior Court in Washington State. The Washington court dismissed the action and awarded McConnell attorneys’ fees and costs totaling $39,886.15. In August 2021, McConnell filed an application in Sutter County Superior Court for entry of judgment on a sister state judgment. The application requested the amount of the Washington judgment in addition to applicable filing fees and interest. A certified copy of the Washington judgment was attached. The clerk of the Sutter County Superior Court issued a notice of entry of judgment on the sister state judgment, setting out the amount of the judgment and warning that the judgment would become final if no motion to vacate was filed within 30 days of service of the notice. McConnell retained a registered process server to serve Maynard. The process server attempted to serve Maynard at her residence in Sutter County on multiple occasions in March 2022, but in each instance, the occupant said they did not know Maynard or no one answered the door. Finally, on March 26, 2022, a man answered the door,…