Carter

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Abstracts of Judgment Recorded Carter is a family law attorney who represented Griffin’s ex-wife in divorce proceedings against Griffin in Riverside County. Related to those proceedings, three judgments for attorney fees were entered in favor of (or assigned to) Carter against Griffin. The amounts of the three judgments were allegedly $21,000, $25,000, and $19,788. The parties to the present appeal dispute whether—or the extent to which—the three judgments remain enforceable. In November or December 2016, abstracts of each of the three judgments were submitted by Carter to the Kern County Recorder’s Office for recording. On or about December 19, 2016, the three abstracts of judgment were duly recorded by the Kern County Recorder’s Office. 2 The Real Property Transactions Conducted by Griffin On December 22, 2016, several days after the abstracts of judgment were recorded, Griffin sold his residence located on Woodbourne Drive, Bakersfield, California to Gamez and Rodriguez. This property is referred to herein as the Woodbourne property. Homestreet Bank loaned funds to Gamez and Rodriguez in connection with their purchase, and Homestreet Bank recorded…