Certificates from 1880 to 1939 will take up to 3 business days to complete. Certificates from 1940 to present can be completed the same day in most cases.
The Clerk-Recorder department provides copies of recorded official records including deeds, mortgages, liens, releases of liens, and maps; birth, death and marriage certificates; fictitious business name statements; and CEQA filings.
Fill in case information: Enter the case number, court name, and the names of the parties involved. Provide the plaintiff's details and address (Clio Draft can help autofill case info). Declare default: Check the appropriate box indicating that the defendant has failed to respond.
If the defendant didn't file a response by the deadline, you can ask the court to enter a default. A default ends the defendant's chance to file a response because the defendant has not responded in time. You must ask for a default within 10 days of the defendant missing the deadline to respond.
Depending on whether your pleading was verified, or not, this can be as quick as a few days in cases where the clerk can enter default, or as long as a few weeks in the event a hearing is necessary in order to secure a default judgment.