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Factual and Procedural Background

This case concerns whether a judgment entered against “Lindora Medical Clinic, Inc.” is valid. Plaintiffs in this case are three licensed vocational nurses. Defendant Stamper Medical Corporation (Stamper) was their employer. The nurses sued Stamper for wrongful termination and recovered a judgment on a jury verdict. The judgment debtor was named only as Stamper Medical Corporation “et al.” A notice of appeal was filed on behalf of “Stamper Medical Corporation, doing business as Lindora Medical Clinic, and Marshall Stamper, M.D.” After judgment and notice of appeal, plaintiffs filed a motion to “clarify” the judgment by specifically identifying the judgment debtors as “Stamper Medical Corporation, dba Lindora Medical Clinic, and Marshall Stamper, M.D.” The motion did not argue that Lindora Medical Clinic was a separate entity that should be separately added as a judgment debtor. The motion and the opposition to the motion focused solely on the personal liability of Dr. Stamper. The opposition was filed by attorney David Sanders on behalf of “Stamper Medical Corporation, dba Lindora Medical Clinic, and Marshall Stamper, M.D.”

The proposed…