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One million dollar bail bond
In County of Los Angeles v. Harco National Insurance Co., 2006 WL 3095870 (Cal.App. November 2, 2006) the defendant failed to appear, the court ordered forfeiture of the $1 million bail bond, and the clerk mailed notice of the forfeiture. The surety timely moved for extension of the 180 day appearance period. The defendant was arrested in another state before the court ruled on the motion, but the parties apparently did not realize he had been located. The court denied the motion to extend the appearance period and entered summary judgment on the bond. No appeal was taken from the summary judgment, but after the appeal period expired, the surety moved to set aside the judgment. The trial court denied the motion, and the surety appealed. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal because the judgment was final and not subject to collateral attack via a motion to set it aside. The surety’s only remedy was to raise the alleged error in refusing to extend the appearance period by a timely appeal of the summary judgment.
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