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Case Studies
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WV 23 Jumpstart, LLC v. Mynarcik, 85 Cal.App.5th 596 (Cal. Ct. App. 3d Dist. 2022)
A Wolverine affiliate acquired a California judgment based on a Nevada sister-state judgment, which had since expired in Nevada. Wolverine sought to use the still-active California judgment to obtain a new enforceable judgment in Nevada, where the debtor held assets. The debtor sought to quash entry of the renewed domesticated judgment on the basis California lacked personal jurisdiction over the debtor. Although the California Superior Court initially granted the debtor’s motion to quash, the California Court of Appeal agreed with Wolverine’s analysis and held that the Nevada judgment was valid and enforceable when it was registered in California, and the Nevada court had jurisdiction over the debtor, satisfying due process requirements. The ministerial act of registering the judgment in California did not trigger any due process rights. This precedent-setting decision allowed Wolverine to proceed with enforcement, and the debtor quickly settled. Ultimately, Wolverine was successful in turning an essentially worthless judgment into a 7-figure recovery.
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Altizer v. Highsmith, 52 Cal.App.5th 331 (Cal Ct. App. 1st Dist. 2020)
In 2018, a Wolverine affiliate acquired a judgment jointly held by 17 individual creditors, originally entered in 1995 and renewed in 2005 and 2015. The judgment debtors, two brothers involved in real estate investments in the San Francisco Bay Area, sought to vacate the 2015, arguing that the non-attorney creditor who filed it was not qualified to represent the group had engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. The trial court agreed and vacated the judgment. Wolverine appealed, and in a published opinion, the California Court of Appeal held that renewing a judgment under California law using a standard form is a ministerial act that does not require legal discretion and does not constituted the unauthorized practice of law, even when completed by a non-attorney judgment creditor on behalf of himself and others. Shortly thereafter, the debtors agreed to settle the judgment for a favorable amount, finally providing the original creditors with a long-awaited recovery after more than two decades.
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WVJP 2021-4, LP v. Loef, Ltd., 2025-Ohio-463
In WVJP 2021-4, LP v. Loef, Ltd., the Ohio Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and affirmed WVJP’s right to appoint a receiver to manage and preserve commercial real estate collateral securing a judgment. WVJP acquired the judgment and related mortgage rights through assignment and moved to enforce the judgment via foreclosure and receivership after the debtor failed to satisfy the obligation.
Despite clear contractual language authorizing receiver appointment upon default—and the debtor’s consent to that provision—the trial court denied WVJP’s unopposed motion. The appellate court held that WVJP had met all statutory and contractual requirements for receivership and that the trial court’s denial was arbitrary and without justification.
This decision strengthens our track record in turning dormant or distressed judgments into realizable value through disciplined legal strategy and proactive asset recovery. WVJP’s approach to judgment enforcement leverages every available tool—from foreclosure to receivership—to drive results for stakeholders.
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Lozada v. WVJP 2017-2, LP, No. A162277, 2021 WL 2608054 (Cal. Ct. App. June 25, 2021) (unpublished)
WVJP 2017-2, L.P., an affiliate of Wolverine Ventures, successfully overturned a preliminary injunction that had blocked enforcement of a judgment lien against two real estate assets. The California Court of Appeal ruled in our favor, finding that the plaintiff—who claimed sole ownership of the properties via a 2008 divorce judgment—failed to take the necessary legal steps to perfect title.
Despite being awarded the properties in a divorce, the plaintiff never recorded a deed or certified judgment. Years later, after a judgment lien was properly recorded against her former spouse, she attempted to retroactively claim sole ownership and block enforcement. The appellate court agreed with WVJP that unrecorded divorce decrees do not defeat properly perfected liens under California law.
This ruling reinforces WVJP’s ability to enforce judgments with discipline and precision, and it demonstrates our commitment to protecting creditor rights through thoughtful litigation and a deep understanding of post-judgment remedies.
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