Motion to Vacate Dismissal and Enter Judgment Under Terms of Stipulated Settlement
24CV014789: CITIBANK N.A. vs PEDRAZA 07/30/2026 Hearing on Motion to Vacate Dismissal and Enter Judgment Under Terms of Stipulated Settlement in Department 16C
Tentative Ruling
Plaintiff Citibank, N.A.s (Plaintiff) motion to set aside the dismissal entered on November 8, 2024, and enter judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 is UNOPPOSED and GRANTED.
Plaintiffs request for judicial notice of the Stipulation Agreement filed in this action on November 8, 2024, is granted.
Plaintiff and defendant Eduardo Pedraza (Defendant) reached a settlement and entered into a Stipulation Agreement on or about September 23, 2024. (Declaration of Plaintiffs Counsel (Plaintiffs Decl.), ¶ 2, Ex. B to RJN.)
Pursuant to the Stipulation Agreement, Defendant agreed to pay Plaintiff a total sum of $8,037.69 in monthly payments of $335 commencing on October 15, 2024, and continuing thereafter on or before the 15th day of each month. (RJN, Ex. B.) The Stipulation Agreement provides that if Defendant failed to make full and timely payment of any installment or if any payment was reversed, then Defendant would be deemed in default and the full balance would become immediately due and owing. (Ibid.) In the event of such default, the parties agreed that the Court was authorized to enter judgment in favor of the Plaintiff and against Defendant in the amount of $8,037.69, less payments received, and court costs (including Defendants first appearance fees and any motion filing fee, if applicable) incurred in moving for entry of judgment. Defendant defaulted by failing to make any payments.
Based upon the foregoing, Plaintiff requests the Court enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant in the principal sum of $8,037.60, plus court costs of $378.61, for a total judgment sum of $8,416.30.
California Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 provides: If parties to pending litigation stipulate, in a writing signed by the parties outside the presence of the court or orally before the court, for settlement of the case, or part thereof, the court, upon motion, may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement. If requested by the parties, the court may retain jurisdiction over the parties to enforce the settlement until performance in full of the terms of the settlement. The Courts inquiry in ruling on a motion for judgment pursuant to section 664.6 is generally limited to a determination of whether the parties entered into a valid and binding settlement, and the material terms thereof. (Viejo Bancorp, Inc. w. Wood (1989) 217 Cal.App.3d
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24CV014789: CITIBANK N.A. vs PEDRAZA 07/30/2026 Hearing on Motion to Vacate Dismissal and Enter Judgment Under Terms of Stipulated Settlement in Department 16C
200, 209, fn.4; see also Hines v. Lukes (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 1174, 1182-83.)
Plaintiff has satisfied the requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 and is entitled to the relief requested here. Plaintiffs motion to set aside the dismissal entered on November 8, 2024, and enter judgment is GRANTED. The dismissal is set aside and vacated.
Judgment is entered in the requested amount. The Court will sign the proposed order and proposed judgment.
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24CV014789: CITIBANK N.A. vs PEDRAZA 07/30/2026 Hearing on Motion to Vacate Dismissal and Enter Judgment Under Terms of Stipulated Settlement in Department 16C
ACCEPTED.
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