Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
locating a person after small claims case is won
It's been over 30 days since I won my small claims case which involved suing another party for $770 for a car loan that the defendant has avoided to pay back. Now that I have waited the mandatory 30 days, the defendant has quit his job, I do not have a phone number or address to contact him at. My question is: How would I be able to locate this person without any information except for his name (which is uncommon) and bank with which he has a checking and savings account with? Would I be able to garnish his bank account without any information about this person? If so, how could I go about doing something like this? The only property I know of this person owning is the car I helped him buy.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: locating a person
As long as you have his bank account number you
can file a writ of execution and have the money
taken directly out of his accounts. If you know
where he has the accounts and you have his name you
may still be able to get the money out of his account
without his account number. If he has closed his accounts you could
do what is called a debtors exam. I would be happy
to give you a free phone consultation and discuss
with you your various options. I can be reached at
805-546-9909 or you can email me with your information
at [email protected]. I am located in San Luis Obispo,
but I practice law throughout the state.
I look forward to hearing from you.
John Hayes,Esq.
John Hayes
The John Hayes Law Offices
P.O. Box 3003
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