People v. American Contractors CA2/5

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Abba Bail Bonds, on surety’s behalf, posted a bail bond for defendant Shannon Vega on November 9, 2019. On December 4, 2019, Vega appeared at the arraignment hearing and was ordered to submit to house arrest with ankle monitoring. On January 17, 2020, Vega failed to appear, and the trial court ordered the bail bond forfeited. The clerk mailed a notice of the forfeiture to surety and agent on January 21, 2020, giving surety until July 25, 2020 (185 days) to exonerate the bond by returning Vega to court under Penal Code, section 1305. On July 27, 2020, surety filed a motion to extend the appearance period, which the court granted, extending the period until March 10, 2021. On March 23, 2021, the trial court entered summary judgment on the forfeiture. On April 1, 2021, surety filed a motion to set aside summary judgment, which the court denied on November 19, 2021. On January 3, 2022, surety filed a second motion to set aside summary judgment, under Emergency Rule 9, which the court denied on March 18, 2022. Surety filed two more motions to set aside summary judgment—one on August 9, the other on August 12, 2022—both

2 of which were denied on…