P0781 If a complaint fails to allege any wrongdoing by a defendant who fails to appear, a default judgment against that defendant is void and can be attacked at any time.
FALAHATI v KONDO (Void Judgment) 127 CA4 823 [See: CCP 473(d), 425.10(a), 471.5(a); Rochin v Johnson 67 CA4 1228, T/AT 1/99]
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