No. 25-610

Hansueli Overturf v. Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2025-11-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-procedure default-judgment due-process fourteenth-amendment hague-service-convention service-of-process
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether entry of default based on defective service of process violates the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of notice and an opportunity to be heard?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether entry of default based on defective service of process, which failed to provide defendant with actual notice of the action, violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of notice and an opportunity to be heard? 2. Whether the Superior Co urt’s denial of equit able relief from a default judgment, where the defendant lacked proper notice and opportunity to present his objections, violates the Fourteenth Amendment? 3. Whether the Court of Appeal’s refusal to rein state an appeal, in light of alleged due process violations in the underlying judgment, violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of a meaningful opportunity to be heard? ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS Supreme Court of California No. S290365 Overturf v. CA 2 (Maslon) Order Denying Mandamus : June 11, 2025 _ Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District No. B340241 Sally Maslon, Plaintiff and Respondent , v. Hansueli Overturf, Defendant and Appellant Final Order : September 30, 2024 Order Denying Motion to Recall : January 31, 2025 _ Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles No. 22SMCV02361 Sally Maslon v. Hansueli Overturf, et al. Judgment : January 23, 2024 Order Denying Motion to Set Aside : June 5, 2024

Docket Entries

2026-01-26
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2025-09-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 26, 2025)

Attorneys

Hansueli Overturf
John Mark PierceJohn Pierce Law P.C., Petitioner
John Mark PierceJohn Pierce Law P.C., Petitioner