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EJ-202Mandatory

Response to Application for Reinstatement of Judgment Lien

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective July 1, 2026

This form is used to object to a creditor's request to put a judgment lien back on property. It is filled out by the person who owes the money (the judgment debtor) to tell the court that the creditor has not returned all the property or wages that the court ordered them to return.

The court describes it as: Object to the judgment creditor’s application to reinstate a judgment lien on real or personal property.

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Where this fits in a case

Respond

Stage: Respond

This form is used when a judgment creditor files an Application for Reinstatement of Judgment Lien (form EJ-200). The judgment debtor must file this response within 15 days of being served with that application.

Usually filed by the person responding.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The form is for the judgment debtor, which is the person who owes the money. It can be filled out by an attorney or a party who is not represented by an attorney.
What does this form ask the court to do?
It asks the court to deny the judgment creditor's Application for Reinstatement of Judgment Lien if the creditor has not returned all the property and wages that the court ordered them to return.
Is there a deadline for filing this form?
The notice states that the judgment debtor must file this form with the court within 15 days of being served with the judgment creditor's Application for Reinstatement of Judgment Lien (form EJ-200).

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect July 1, 2026.

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