7 California Procedure (4th), Judgment

 

I. INTRODUCTION

  A. [§1] Nature and Classification of Judgment.

  B. [§2] Effect of Judgment on Nonparty.

  C. Effect of Death of Party.

         1. [§3] Before Action Commenced.

         2. [§4] Before Verdict or Submission.

         3. [§5] After Verdict or Submission.

         4. [§6] Effect of Enforcement of Judgment.

 

II. FINAL JUDGMENT

  A. [§7] Various Uses of Term.

  B. Distinctions.

         1. [§8] Order.

         2. [§9] Announcement of Decision and Proposed Judgment.

         3. [§10] Opinion of Trial Court.

         4. [§11] Judgment on Appeal.

 

III. INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS

  A. In General.

         1. [§12] Nature of Determination.

         2. [§13] Characteristic Features.

  B. Order for Accounting.

         1. [§14] Order Considered Final Judgment: Zappettini Line of Cases.

         2. [§15] Order Considered Interlocutory: Gunder Line of Cases.

  C. Other Nonstatutory Types.

         1. [§16] Specific Performance.

         2. [§17] Reformation.

         3. [§18] Quiet Title.

         4. [§19] Mortgage Foreclosure.

         5. [§20] Miscellaneous Examples.

  D. [§21] Statutory Types.

 

IV. ALTERNATIVE AND CONDITIONAL JUDGMENTS

  A. [§22] Alternative Judgment.

  B. Conditional Judgment.

         1. [§23] Nature.

         2. Illustrations.

               (a) [§24] Quiet Title.

               (b) [§25] Specific Performance.

               (c) [§26] Injunction.

               (d) [§27] Restitution.

         3. [§28] Limitations on Power.

 

V. FORM AND CONTENT OF JUDGMENT

  A. [§29] In General.

  B. Content of Particular Judgments.

         1. Money Judgment.

               (a) [§30] In General.

               (b) [§31] Installment Payments.

         2. [§32] Specific Recovery of Personal Property.

         3. [§33] Unlawful Detainer.

         4. [§34] Injunction.

         5. [§35] Condemnation.

         6. [§36] Marriage: Dissolution, Nullity, Separation.

         7. [§37] Dependency and Wardship Proceedings.

  C. Joint and Several Judgments.

         1. [§38] In General.

         2. [§39] Defendants: Contract Actions.

         3. Defendants: Tort Actions.

               (a) [§40] Economic Damages.

               (b) [§41] Noneconomic Damages.

  D. Certainty and Construction.

         1. [§42] Requirement of Certainty.

         2. [§43] Construction To Uphold.

 

VI. RENDITION OF JUDGMENT

  A. Judicial Act of Judge.

         1. [§44] What Constitutes Rendition.

         2. [§45] Decision by Judge Who Tried Case.

  B. [§46] Minute Order on Motion.

  C. Judgment After Trial or Hearing.

         1. [§47] Former Law.

         2. [§48] Statement of Decision Procedure.

  D. [§49] Formal Order of Dismissal or Nonsuit.

 

VII. ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

  A. Ministerial Act of Clerk.

         1. [§50] In General.

         2. [§51] Judgment Ineffectual Until Entry.

         3. Place and Form of Entry.

               (a) [§52] Judgments.

               (b) [§53] Dismissals and Nonsuits.

               (c) [§54] Probate Orders.

               (d) [§55] Other Orders.

         4. Time of Entry.

               (a) [§56] Judgments.

               (b) [§57] Minute Orders.

         5. Notice of Entry.

               (a) [§58] Purpose and Entry.

               (b) [§59] Notice by Party.

               (c) Notice by Clerk.

                     (1) [§60] In General.

                     (2) [§61] Notice in Marital Proceedings.

  B. Nunc Pro Tunc Entry.

         1. [§62] Nature of Power.

         2. [§63] Limitations on Power.

         3. Grounds.

               (a) [§64] Death of Party.

               (b) [§65] Other Situations.

  C. [§66] Abstract of Judgment.

 

VIII. CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT OF JUDGMENT

  A. No Correction of Judicial Error.

         1. [§67] General Principle.

         2. [§68] What Constitutes Judicial Error.

  B. Correction of Clerical Error After Entry.

         1. [§69] Nature of Power To Correct.

         2. Illustrations.

               (a) [§70] Purely Clerical Errors.

               (b) [§71] Inadvertent Error of Trial Judge.

               (c) [§72] Mistake of Attorney Draftsman.

               (d) [§73] Clarification of Ambiguity.

               (e) [§74] Judge's Intention To Rule Correctly.

               (f) [§75] Judgment Based on Invalid Stipulation.

         3. Procedure.

               (a) [§76] Motion.

               (b) [§77] Notice.

               (c) Proof of Error.

                     (1) [§78] Methods of Proof.

                     (2) [§79] Trial Judge's Determination Upheld.

                     (3) [§80] Trial Judge's Determination Rejected.

  C. Final Judgments Subject to Modification.

         1. [§81] Statutory Authority To Modify Judgment.

         2. [§82] Express Reservation of Jurisdiction.

         3. Inherent Power.

               (a) [§83] In General.

               (b) [§84] Prohibitory Injunction.

 

IX. RECOVERY OF COSTS

  A. In General.

         1. [§85] Statutory Right to Costs.

         2. [§86] Award Against Government.

         2A. [§86A] No Award Against Absent Class Members.

         3. [§87] Incident to Judgment.

         4. [§88] Distinctions.

  B. Recovery of Costs as Matter of Right.

         1. Significance of Prevailing Party.

               (a) [§89] Former Law.

               (b) [§90] 1986 Revision: Prevailing Party Determined by Statute.

         2. Prevailing Party Defined by C.C.P. 1032.

               (a) [§91] Party Who Obtains Net Monetary Recovery.

               (b) [§92] Defendant Who Obtains Dismissal.

               (c) [§93] Defendant Where Neither Party Recovers.

               (d) [§94] Defendant Against Whom Plaintiff Recovers Nothing.

         3. [§95] Prevailing Party in Specified Actions.

         4. [§96] Apportionment of Costs Among Multiple Parties.

  C. Recovery of Costs as Matter of Court's Discretion.

         1. [§97] Prevailing Party Determined by Court.

         2. Illustrations.

               (a) [§98] Where Party Recovers Something Other Than Money.

(b) Where Judgment Could Have Been Rendered in Court of Lesser Jurisdiction.

                     (1) [§99] General Rule in Superior Court.

                     (2) [§100] Application of Rule in Personal Injury Actions.

                     (3) [§101] Recovery Below Small Claims Maximum.

               (c) [§102] Equitable Actions.

               (d) [§103] Probate Proceeding.

               (e) [§104] Marital Litigation.

               (f) [§105] Interpleader Proceeding.

               (g) [§106] Housing Development Action Against Public Entity.

               (h) [§107] Action Rendered Moot Before Judgment.

               (i) [§107A] (New) Action Under Fair Employment and Housing Act.

  D. Recovery of Costs Prohibited.

         1. [§108] Controverted Issue Decided in Defendant's Favor.

         2. [§109] Disclaimer or Default in Quiet Title.

         3. [§110] Unnecessary Additional Trial.

  E. Recovery Following Offer To Compromise.

         1. [§111] Defendant's Compromise Offer.

         2. [§112] Plaintiff's Compromise Offer.

         3. [§113] Judgment Between Compromise Offers.

 

X. ITEMS ALLOWABLE AS COSTS

  A. [§114] In General.

  B. [§115] Conditions.

  C. General Costs.

         1. [§116] Attorneys' Fees.

         2. [§117] Attorneys' Meals.

         3. [§118] Travel.

         4. [§119] Postage, Telephone, Photocopying, and Facsimile Charges.

         5. [§120] Referee's Fees.

         6. [§121] Condemnation Expert.

         7. [§121A] (New) Mediation Expenses.

  D. Pretrial Costs.

         1. [§122] Filing and Motion Fees.

         2. [§123] Service of Process.

         3. [§124] Provisional Remedies.

         4. [§125] Depositions.

         5. [§126] Investigation.

  E. Trial Costs.

         1. [§127] Exhibits.

         2. [§128] Fees of Ordinary Witness.

         3. [§129] Fees of Expert Witness.

         4. [§130] Mileage.

         5. [§131] Reporter's Fees.

         6. [§132] Jury Fees and Expenses.

  F. Costs of Enforcing Judgment.

         1. [§133] In General.

         2. [§134] Attorneys' Fees.

 

XI. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING COSTS

  A. Memorandum of Costs.

         1. [§135] In General.

         2. Service and Filing.

               (a) [§136] Time Limits.

               (b) [§137] Late Filing.

               (c) [§138] Premature Service or Filing.

         3. [§139] Memorandum or Motion After Judgment.

  B. Challenging Award of Costs.

         1. [§140] Motion To Strike or Tax Costs.

         2. [§141] Service and Filing.

         3. [§142] Burden of Proof.

  C. Judgment.

         1. [§143] Inclusion of Cost Award.

         2. [§144] Failure To Include Costs.

 

XII. RIGHT TO ATTORNEYS' FEES

  A. [§145] In General.

  B. Nature of Fees.

         1. [§146] Fees as Costs.

         2. Fees as Damages.

               (a) [§147] "Tort of Another" Doctrine.

               (b) [§148] Action Based on Failure To Defend.

               (c) [§149] Action Based on Insurer's Bad Faith.

               (d) [§150] Defense of Attorney's Action.

         3. [§151] Other Types of Fee Awards.

  C. Recipients of Fees.

         1. [§152] Client.

         2. Attorney Representing Himself.

               (a) [§153] Early Rule Against Recovery of Fees Questioned.

               (b) [§154] Rule Reaffirmed: Attorney May Not Recover Fees.

         2A. [§154A] (New) Attorney Represented by Other Members of Own Firm.

         3. [§155] Nonattorney Representing Himself.

         4. [§156] In‑House Counsel.

 

XIII. BASES FOR FEES

  A. Contract Provision.

         1. [§157] Nature and Effect.

         2. [§158] Illustrations.

         3. Interpretation of Provision.

               (a) [§159] Proceedings Covered.

               (b) [§160] Test of Net Recovery.

               (c) [§161] Fees Not Paid or Incurred.

  B. Statutory Extension of Contract Right.

         1. In General.

               (a) [§162] Nature and Purpose of C.C. 1717.

               (b) [§163] Retroactive Operation.

               (c) [§164] Shareholders' Derivative Action.

               (d) [§165] Action Not Related to Fee Provision.

               (e) [§166] Contract Action Based on Book Account.

               (f) [§167] No Judicially Established Bilateral Fee‑Shifting.

         2. [§168] Necessity of Attorneys' Fee Provision.

         3. Necessity of Action "On the Contract."

               (a) [§169] Action Where No Contract Formed.

               (b) [§170] Action Where Contract Rescinded.

               (c) [§171] Action Involving Fraudulent Inducement To Contract.

               (c-1) [§171A] (New) Action To Foreclose Mechanic's Lien.

               (d) Tort Action Arising Out of Contract.

                     (1) [§172] Uncertainty Whether Action Based on Contract or Tort.

                     (2) [§173] Availability of Fees Under C.C.P. 1021.

                     (3) [§174] Nature of Affirmative Defense.

               (d-1) [§174A] (New) Action for Equitable Relief.

               (e) [§175] Action for Declaratory Relief.

(e-1) [§175A] (New) Action on Lease for Breach of Implied Warranty of Habitability.

(e-2) [§175B] (New) Action by Party With Security Interest in Personal Property.

               (f) [§176] Contract Action Reduced to Judgment.

               (g) [§177] Offset for Damages on Other Causes of Action.

         4. Prevailing Party.

               (a) [§178] Party Recovering Greater Relief.

               (b) [§179] No Requirement of Final Judgment.

               (c) Discretion of Judge.

                     (1) [§180] In General.

                     (2) [§181] Multiple Prevailing Parties.

                     (3) [§182] No Prevailing Party.

               (d) [§183] Final Disposition Required.

               (e) [§184] Voluntary Dismissal.

                     [§184A] (New) Distinction: Fees Incurred in Defending Noncontract Claims.

                     [§184B] (New) Distinction: Voluntary Dismissal of Trial De Novo Following Arbitration.

                     [§184C] (New) Distinction: Issue of Entitlement to Costs and Attorneys' Fees Expressly Reserved.

                     [§184D] (New) Distinction: Where Prevailing Party's Right to Fees Arises Under Another Statute.

               (f) [§185] Settlement Under C.C.P. 998.

         5. Nonsignatory Parties.

               (a) Fees Sought by Nonsignatory Parties.

                     (1) [§186] Fees Allowed.

                     (2) [§187] Fees Denied.

               (b) Fees Sought From Nonsignatory Parties.

                     (1) [§188] Fees Denied.

                     (2) [§189] Fees Allowed.

  C. Statute.

         1. [§190] Partition Action.

         2. Review of Administrative Determination.

               (a) Under Govt.C. 800.

                     (1) [§191] In General.

                     (2) [§192] "Public Entity."

                     (3) [§193] "Arbitrary and Capricious."

                     (4) [§194] "Complainant Only."

                     (5) [§195] Need for Formal Hearing.

               (b) [§196] Welfare Determination.

               (c) [§197] Hospital Disciplinary Decision.

         3. [§198] Action Against Surety on Government Construction Bond.

         4. [§199] Action Under Fair Employment and Housing Act.

         5. [§200] Actions To Enforce Equitable Servitudes.

         6. [§201] Other Actions Under California Statutes.

         7. Unsuccessful Actions: Award to Defendant.

               (a) [§202] In General.

(b) [§203] Unwarranted Action for Governmental Tort, Indemnity, or Contribution.

         8. Actions Under Federal Statutes.

               (a) [§204] In General.

               (b) [§205] Equal Access to Justice Act.

               (c) Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976.

                     (1) [§206] In General.

                     (2) [§207] Action Involving Both Covered and Not Covered Claims.

                     (3) [§208] Prevailing Party.

                     (4) [§209] Reasonable Fee.

                     (5) [§210] Contingent Fee.

                     (6) [§211] Award Against State.

                     (7) [§212] Attorney Representing Himself Not Entitled to Fee.

                     (8) [§213] No Award in Independent Action.

                     (9) [§214] Award by California Court.

  D. Benefits Conferred.

         1. Recovery of Common Fund.

               (a) [§215] General Principle.

               (b) Illustrations.

                     (1) [§216] Fees Allowed.

                     (2) [§217] Fees Denied.

               (c) [§218] Effect of Probate Code.

               (d) [§219] Amount of Award.

         2. [§220] Preservation of Common Fund.

         3. [§221] Benefits Without Fund.

         4. Private Attorney General Theory.

               (a) Equitable Theory.

                     (1) [§222] Federal Rejection of Theory.

                     (2) [§223] California Rule: Serrano Case.

                     (3) [§224] Fees Denied.

               (b) Codification of Theory.

                     (1) [§225] Enactment of C.C.P. 1021.5.

                     (2) Criteria for Applying Statute.

                           (aa) [§226] Woodland Hills Case.

                           (bb) [§227] Determination of Criteria by Appellate Court.

                     (3) Causal Connection Required.

                           (aa) [§228] In General.

                           (bb) [§229] Relief Obtained Without Judgment.

                     (4) Fees Awarded.

                           (aa) [§230] Environmental Enforcement and Zoning Actions.

                           (bb) [§231] Action Affecting Criminal Justice System.

                           (cc) [§232] Abortion Rights.

                           (dd) [§233] Right To Circulate Petition.

                           (ee) [§234] Employees' Civil Rights.

                           (ff) [§235] Students' Civil Rights.

                           (gg) [§236] Other Civil Rights.

                           (hh) [§237] Actions Affecting the Electoral Process.

                           (ii) [§238] Action Challenging Business Practices.

                           (jj) [§239] Rights of Members of Nonprofit Corporations.

                           (kk) [§240] No First Amendment Defense.

                           (ll) [§240A] (New) Action Involving Welfare Benefits.

                     (5) Fees Denied.

                           (aa) [§241] Defense of Criminal Case.

                           (bb) [§242] No Public Interest Vindicated.

                           (cc) [§243] No Financial Burden of Private Enforcement.

                           (dd) [§244] Party Not Successful.

                           (ee) [§245] Lobbying Efforts.

                           (ff) [§245A] (New) Other Statutory Grounds for Fees Exist.

                     (6) Recipients of Fees.

                           (aa) [§246] In General.

                           (bb) [§247] Public Entity.

                           (cc) [§248] Private Entity That Cooperates With Public Entity.

                           (dd) [§249] Legal Services Attorney.

                           (ee) [§250] Pro. Per. Litigant.

                           (ff) [§250A] (New) Attorney Who Personally Benefits From Action.

                     (7) Nature of Proceeding to Which Statute Applies.

                           (aa) [§251] Writ Proceeding in Appellate Court.

                           (bb) [§252] Habeas Corpus Proceeding.

                           (cc) [§253] Administrative Proceeding.

                     (8) [§254] Award After Settlement.

 

XIV. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING FEES

  A. Motion Procedure.

         1. [§255] In General.

         2. [§256] Fees Based on Contract.

         3. [§257] Fees Based on Statute.

         4. [§258] Fees Based on Other Grounds.

         5. [§259] Fees Awarded as Damages.

         6. [§260] Timing of Motion.

  B. Amount of Award.

         1. [§261] General Formula for Calculation.

         1A. [§261A] (New) Use of Percentage-of-Benefit as Multiplier in Class Action.

         2. [§262] Fees Based on Contract.

         3. [§263] Fees Based on Statute.

              [§263A] (New) Use of Lodestar Approach To Calculate Fees Awarded Under Statute.

         4. Fees Awarded Under Private Attorney General Doctrine.

               (a) [§264] In General.

               (b) [§265] Representation by Public Interest Law Firm.

               (c) [§266] Award After Limited Success.

               (d) [§267] Multiple Defendants.

               (e) [§268] Time Spent in Obtaining Award.

               (f) [§269] Budget Act Restrictions Invalid.

         5. [§269A] (New) Fees Negotiated in Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Action.

 

XV. INTEREST

  A. [§270] Interest on Obligation or as Damages.

  B. [§271] Interest on Verdict or Decision.

  C. Interest on Judgment.

         1. From Date of Entry.

               (a) [§272] General Rule.

               (b) [§273] Rate of Interest.

               (c) [§274] Rate Applicable to Local Public Entities.

               (d) [§275] No Compounding of Postjudgment Interest.

         2. Judgments to Which Rule Applies.

               (a) [§276] Judgment in a Marital Cause.

               (b) [§277] Qualified Consent Judgment.

               (c) [§278] Other Judgments.

         3. [§279] Where Modified or Reversed on Appeal.

 

XVI. RES JUDICATA

  A. In General.

         1. [§280] Nature of Doctrine.

         2. [§281] Scope and Effect.

         3. Restatement Second.

               (a) [§282] Scope and Terminology.

               (b) [§283] Other Rules of Estoppel.

               (c) [§284] Res Judicata and Law of Procedure.

         3A. (New) Distinction: Judicial Estoppel

               (a) [§284A] (New) Nature of Doctrine.

               (b) [§284B] (New) Illustrations.

         4. [§285] Distinction: Direct Estoppel.

         5. [§286] Where Doctrine Is Inapplicable.

         6. Discretionary Rejection of Doctrine.

               (a) [§287] Greenfield Case and Criticisms.

               (b) [§288] Slater Case.

               (c) [§289] Other Cases.

         7. [§290] Statutory Modification of Doctrine.

         8. Proof and Waiver of Defense.

               (a) [§291] Waiver and Estoppel.

               (b) [§292] Methods of Proof.

  B. Type of Court or Tribunal.

         1. [§293] In General.

         2. California Trial Courts.

               (a) [§294] Superior and Municipal Courts.

               (b) [§295] Small Claims Courts.

         3. Sister State Courts.

               (a) [§296] Sister State Judgment in State Action.

               (b) [§297] State Judgment in Federal Action.

         4. [§298] Federal Courts.

         5. [§299] Foreign Court.

         6. [§300] Reviewing Court.

         7. [§301] Workers' Compensation and Public Utilities Tribunals.

         8. Administrative Tribunals.

               (a) [§302] Limited Application of Doctrine.

               (b) [§303] Exceptions.

               (c) [§304] State Administrative Determination in Federal Action.

         9. [§305] Arbitration Award.

  C. Nature of Judgment or Order.

         1. Final Judgment.

               (a) What Are Not Final Judgments.

                     (1) [§306] Interlocutory Orders.

                     (2) [§307] Judgments Not Yet Final.

               (b) [§308] Final Intermediate Judgments.

               (c) [§309] First Judgment in Pending Actions.

               (d) Latest Judgment in Successive Actions.

                     (1) [§310] In General.

                     (2) [§311] Judgments in Different States.

               (e) [§312] Judgment Final for Collateral Estoppel.

         2. Judgment on Merits.

               (a) [§313] In General.

               (b) What Judgments Are on Merits.

                     (1) [§314] Judgment After Trial on Facts.

                     (2) [§315] Judgment Without Trial on Facts.

                     (3) [§316] Declaratory Judgment.

                     (4) [§317] Judgment on Extraordinary Writ.

               (c) Judgment on Demurrer.

                     (1) [§318] Rule and Theory.

                     (2) [§319] Judgment Not on Merits.

                     (3) [§320] Judgment a Bar.

               (d) [§321] Voluntary Dismissal.

               (e) Involuntary Dismissal.

                     (1) [§322] In General.

                     (2) [§323] Refusal To Comply With Discovery Order.

               (f) [§324] Nonsuit in Jury Trial.

               (g) [§325] Judgment on Motion in Court Trial.

               (h) [§326] Effect of Recitals in Judgment.

         3. [§327] Judgment In Rem or Quasi In Rem.

         4. [§328] Judgment Affecting Status.

         5. Successive Civil and Criminal Judgments.

               (a) [§329] In General.

               (b) Prior Criminal Proceeding.

                     (1) Prior Acquittal Not Res Judicata.

                           (aa) [§330] Acquittal in Criminal Trial.

                           (bb) [§331] Dismissal of Contempt Proceeding.

                     (2) Prior Conviction.

                           (aa) [§332] Felony Conviction.

                           (bb) [§333] Misdemeanor Conviction.

                     (3) [§334] Prior Ruling on Motion To Suppress Evidence.

                     (4) [§334A] (New) Prior Ruling at Preliminary Hearing.

               (c) [§335] Prior Juvenile Proceeding.

               (d) [§336] Prior Civil Proceeding Not Res Judicata.

         6. [§337] Successive Criminal Proceedings.

         7. Successive Judicial and Administrative Proceedings.

               (a) [§338] Prior Civil Judgment.

               (b) Prior Administrative Decision.

                     (1) [§339] Collateral Estoppel Applied.

                     (2) [§340] Collateral Estoppel Inapplicable.

               (c) [§341] Prior Order Suppressing Evidence.

  D. Judgment as Merger or Bar.

         1. Judgment for Plaintiff as Merger.

               (a) [§342] In General.

               (b) [§343] Single Cause of Action.

               (c) [§344] Mutually Exclusive Remedies.

               (d) [§345] Distinction: Different Cause of Action.

               (e) [§346] Exception: Matter Left Open.

               (f) [§347] Exceptions to Rule Against Splitting.

         2. Judgment for Defendant as Bar.

               (a) [§348] General Rule.

               (b) Theories for Determining Whether Cause of Action Is Different.

                     (1) [§349] Different Nucleus of Facts.

                     (2) [§350] Different Primary Right.

               (c) [§351] Choice of Wrong Remedy.

         3. [§352] Judgment on Cross‑Complaint.

         4. [§353] Failure To Plead Equitable Defense.

  E. Judgment as Collateral Estoppel.

         1. [§354] General Principle.

         2. Identity of Issue Litigated.

               (a) Determining Whether Issue Has Been Litigated.

                     (1) [§355] In General.

                     (2) [§356] Nature of First Proceeding.

                     (3) [§357] Entire Record Admissible.

                     (4) [§358] Extrinsic Evidence.

               (b) [§359] Issues Distinguished From Legal Theories.

         3. Illustrations of Collateral Estoppel.

               (a) [§360] Contract Actions.

               (b) Tort Actions.

                     (1) [§361] In General.

                     (2) [§362] Where Indemnity Sought.

                     (3) [§362A] (New) Legal Malpractice Action.

               (c) [§363] Property Actions.

               (d) Dissolution and Legal Separation.

                     (1) [§364] In General.

                     (2) [§365] Issues Determined.

                     (3) [§366] Distinction: Issue Not Litigated.

               (e) [§367] Other Proceedings.

         4. When Judgment Is Not Conclusive.

               (a) Issue Excluded or Reserved.

                     (1) [§368] In General.

                     (2) [§369] Unlawful Detainer.

               (b) [§370] Determination Not Essential.

               (c) [§371] Issue Not Properly Triable.

               (d) [§372] New Property or Other New Facts.

               (e) [§373] Acts After Entry of Judgment.

               (f) [§374] Judgment on General Verdict.

               (g) [§375] Appellate Judgment Without Opinion.

               (h) [§376] Compromise Verdict in Negligence Action.

               (i) [§377] Judgment on Offer To Compromise.

               (j) [§378] Different Standard of Proof.

               (j-1) [§378A] (New) Different Elements of Proof Required by Sister State Court.

               (k) Question of Law.

                     (1) [§379] Determination May Be Conclusive.

                     (2) [§380] Injustice Exception.

                     (3) [§381] Public Interest Exception.

                     (4) [§382] Review of Initial Judgment Unavailable.

         5. [§383] Admission in Pleadings.

         6. Judgment by Default.

               (a) [§384] Nature of Problem.

               (b) [§385] Ordinary Judgments as Collateral Estoppel.

               (c) [§386] Where Issue Not Raised.

               (d) [§387] Default Dissolution of Marriage.

  F. Effect on Parties, Privies, and Strangers.

         1. Parties.

               (a) [§388] Substantial Identity.

               (b) Parties Who Are Not Bound.

                     (1) [§389] Nonadversary Parties.

                     (2) [§390] Parties in Representative Capacity.

               (c) [§391] Codefendants Who Are Adversaries.

         2. Persons in Privity.

               (a) In General.

                     (1) [§392] Nature of Privity.

                     (2) [§393] Test: Whether Party Is "Sufficiently Close."

(3) [§394] No Privity With Government Enforcement Agency in Discrimination Action.

                     (4) [§395] Privity of City and State in Criminal Case.

                     (5) [§396] Restatement View.

               (b) Interest in Subject Matter.

                     (1) [§397] Successor in Interest.

                     (2) [§398] Interest Previously Acquired.

               (c) Persons Represented by Fiduciary.

                     (1) [§399] General Rule.

                     (2) [§400] Exceptions.

               (d) [§401] Persons Represented in Class Suit.

               (e) Persons Who Control or Participate.

                     (1) [§402] Nature and Scope of Rule.

                     (2) [§403] Illustrations.

               (f) [§404] Insurer.

         3. Stranger.

               (a) Not Bound by Judgment.

                     (1) [§405] General Principle.

                     (2) [§406] Illustrations.

                     (3) [§407] Exceptions: Judgments Binding.

               (b) Collateral Estoppel Asserted by Stranger.

                     (1) [§408] Former Mutuality Requirement.

                     (2) [§409] Derivative Liability.

                     (3) [§410] Bernhard Case Repudiating Mutuality Requirement.

                     (4) [§411] Decisions Applying Bernhard Rule.

                     (5) Asserting Plea Offensively.

                           (aa) [§412] Nature of Problem.

                           (bb) [§413] Theory That Doctrine Not Available.

                           (cc) Offensive Use Denied.

                                 (i) [§414] Interests of Justice.

                                 (ii) [§415] Inconsistent Prior Decisions.

                                 (iii) [§416] Action Against Federal Government.

                           (dd) Offensive Use Upheld.

                                 (i) [§417] California Cases.

                                 (ii) [§418] Parklane Case.