California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 13 — Appeals in Civil Actions, Chapter 2 — Stay of Enforcement and Other Proceedings, Section 918.5
(a) The trial court may, in its discretion, stay the enforcement of a judgment or order if the judgment debtor has another action pending on a disputed claim against the judgment creditor.
(b) In exercising its discretion under this section, the court shall consider all of the following:
(1) The likelihood of the judgment debtor prevailing in the other action.
(2) The amount of the judgment of the judgment creditor as compared to the amount of the probable recovery of the judgment debtor in the action on the disputed claim.
(3) The financial ability of the judgment creditor to satisfy the judgment if a judgment is rendered against the judgment creditor in the action on the disputed claim.
Notes
Allows the trial court to stay enforcement when the judgment debtor has a separate pending action on a disputed claim against the judgment creditor. Requires the court to consider the debtor’s likelihood of prevailing, the judgment amount compared with probable recovery, and the creditor’s financial ability to satisfy a judgment in the disputed-claim action.
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