California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 14 — Of Miscellaneous Provisions, Chapter 1 — Proceedings Against Joint Debtors, Section 989
When a judgment is recovered against one or more of several persons, jointly indebted upon an obligation, by proceeding as provided in Section 410.70, those who were not originally served with the summons, and did not appear in the action, may be summoned to appear before the court in which such judgment is entered to show cause why they should not be bound by the judgment, in the same manner as though they had been originally served with the summons.
Notes
Allows persons jointly indebted on an obligation who were not originally served and did not appear, after judgment against one or more other jointly indebted persons, to be summoned before the judgment court. They may be required to show cause why they should not be bound by the judgment as though originally served.
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