Law Office of Gilbert & Nguyen v. Medill CA2/7

INTRODUCTION

Cary Medill and Marlene Greenly appeal from the trial court’s order denying their motions to vacate a renewal of judgment. Judgment was entered in 2014 in favor of respondents Law Office of Gilbert & Nguyen (Gilbert & Nguyen) and Law Office of Burg & Brock (Burg & Brock), among others, after a bench trial. Medill and Greenly contend the trial court erred by denying the motion to vacate on the ground that the amount of the renewed judgment is incorrect. (Code Civ. Proc., § 683.170, subd. (a).)1 We reverse the order denying the motion to vacate renewal of the judgment and remand with directions for the trial court to issue a different renewed judgment that states the correct amount due as to each defendant by including joint and several liability.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Carlyn Moore retained Gilbert & Nguyen, Burg & Brock, and the Law Office of Wayne McClean (together, Plaintiffs) to

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2 represent her in a personal injury action.2 Plaintiffs sued Moore, Medill, Greenly, John Howard Petersen, Kendal Minter, and Minter & Associates LLC (together, Defendants) to recover the attorney fees owed to them by…