Amaro

Filed 12/19/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

ROCHELLE AMARO et al., C102783

Plaintiffs and Respondents, (Super. Ct. No. 34-2022- 00324700-CU-MC-GDS) v.

SHIRLEY N. WEBER, AS SECRETARY

OF STATE, etc.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Peter K. Southworth, Judge. Reversed and remanded.

Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Thomas S. Patterson, Assistant Attorney General, Anthony R. Hakl and Jeffrey A. Rich, Deputy Attorneys General for Defendant and Appellant.

Law Offices of Mark A. Redmond and Mark A. Redmond; Salisbury Legal Corp. and Lawrence J. Salisbury for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

1 After petitioners1 obtained a default judgment for over $8 million against two corporations (the corporations) for fraud and misrepresentation, they applied for restitution from the Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund (the fund) that is administered by the Secretary of State (the Secretary). The Secretary deemed the applications ineligible as resubmissions of previously denied…