California Rules of Court 2025

Rule 3.1905. Debtor’s examinations in consumer debt cases

(a)    Service of order to appear for examination

 A judgment creditor who serves Application and Order to Appear for Examination—Consumer Debt (form EJ-141) or Application and Order to Produce Financial Statement or Appear for Examination—Consumer Debt (form SC-136), as provided in Code of Civil Procedure section 708.111(c), must include copies of Information on Debtor’s Examinations Regarding Consumer Debt (form EJ‑140‑INFO/SC-136-INFO) and Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions From Enforcement of Judgments (form EJ-156) with the service.

(b)    Filing of notice of motion and motion to require examination

A judgment creditor who files Notice of Motion and Motion to Require Examination—Consumer Debt (form EJ-146) to move the court to require the judgment debtor to appear for examination, as provided in Code of Civil Procedure section 708.111(d), must physically or electronically attach a copy of the judgment debtor’s Financial Statement—Consumer Debt (form EJ-144) to the motion.

Rule 3.1905 adopted effective January 1, 2025.

Advisory Committee Comment

The requirements of subdivision (a) are in addition to those of Code of Civil Procedure section 708.111(c), including that a judgment creditor who serves form EJ-141 on a judgment debtor must include blank copies of Notice of Financial Statement—Consumer Debt (form EJ-143), Financial Statement—Consumer Debt (form EJ-144), and Exemptions From the Enforcement of Judgments (form EJ-155) with the service.