State Bar of California v. Kinney CA1/4

BACKGROUND

On May 25, 2016, the Supreme Court disbarred Kinney from the practice of law in California. The Supreme Court’s order included an award of discipline costs payable to the State Bar in the amount of $25,095.89. On April 5, 2017, the State Bar filed a request for entry of judgment (request) against Kinney in Superior Court in the amount of $25,095.89, plus a $395 filing fee. On April 24, the court entered judgment in the amount requested. On June 14, 2018, the State Bar served the request, the judgment, and a notice of entry of judgment (notice) on Kinney at the address on file with the State Bar and filed a proof of service with the court on the same date. On July 13, 2018, Kinney filed an objection to the request that appears primarily to challenge the merits of the Supreme Court’s underlying disciplinary order. On June 21, 2018, the court entered a second judgment on behalf of the State Bar against Kinney in Case No. CPF-18- 516235. On November 8, 2023, Kinney filed three motions relating to the 2017 judgment: a motion to vacate the judgment, a motion to consolidate the present case with Case No. CPF-18-516235, and a motion for leave to file a cross-complaint against…