People v. United States Fire Insurance Company (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 1, 2025, No. D085717) 2025 WL 2792119, at *1–3
Summary: United States Fire Insurance Company (United) appeals from a trial court order denying its motion to set aside summary judgment on a bail bond forfeiture. United claims that because the trial court failed to forfeit bail at the criminal defendant’s first unexcused failure to appear when lawfully required, the bond was exonerated and the subsequent entry of summary judgment was void for lack of jurisdiction. The Court of Appeal affirmed because the trial court was not divested of jurisdiction to forfeit the bail bond on the date it ordered forfeiture.
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