Sample Motion to Vacate Judgment in California Due to Attorney Misconduct

Sample Motion to Vacate Judgment in California Due to Attorney Misconduct. This sample motion to vacate judgment in California is made on the grounds that severe attorney abandonment and neglect amounted to positive misconduct and the default, dismissal, judgment or other order should be vacated pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 286, or in the alternative on the grounds of extrinsic mistake under the inherent equity power of the Court. The sample has been revised and updated in 2019, is 14 pages and includes, Brief instructions, Memorandum of points and authorities with citations to case law and statutory authority,  Sample declaration, and Proof of service by mail. The author is an entrepreneur and retired litigation paralegal that worked in California and Federal litigation from January 1995 through September 2017 and has created over 300 sample legal documents for sale. Note that the author is NOT an attorney and no guarantee or warranty is provided.