EJ-137 Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)

Source: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej137.pdf

WG-017/EJ-137 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO.: FOR COURT USE ONLY NAME: FIRM NAME: STREET ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.: EMAIL ADDRESS: ATTORNEY FOR (name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LEVYING OFFICER (name and address): STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME:

PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER: LEVYING OFFICER FILE NO.:

DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:

APPLICATION TO STAY LEVY OR GARNISHMENT COURT CASE NO.:
(Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)

1. Judgment debtor (name): asks the court to stay (pause) a wage garnishment (an "earnings withholding order"), bank account levy, or other levy.

2. The judgment debtor received (check all that apply; to list more documents, check here and attach a page labeled "Attachment 2"): a. Notice of Levy (form EJ-150) issued on (date): b. Earnings Withholding Order (form WG-002) issued on (date):

3. The levy or garnishment is for a judgment for personal debt. (Personal debt means money due or owing because of a transaction for money, property, insurance, or services used primarily for the debtor's personal, family, or household purposes. Personal debt does not include rental debt or debts incurred due to, or obtained by, tortious or fraudulent conduct or judgments for unpaid wages, damages, or penalties owed to an employee. (Code Civ. Proc., § 683.110.))

4. The judgment debtor asks the court to (check one): a. Stay the levy or garnishment until the judgment creditor files Declaration of Address Verification. The judgment creditor asked the levying officer to serve the judgment debtor with the papers listed in item 1 and did not (check all that apply): (1) Give the levying officer a completed Declaration of Address Verification (form WG-015/EJ-135). (2) File the completed Declaration of Address Verification (form WG-015/EJ-135) with the court within 10 business days of giving a copy of the declaration to the levying officer.

   b. Stay the levy or garnishment until after the hearing scheduled by Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (form WG-010/ EJ-175). The hearing is scheduled to take place more than 30 days after form WG-010/EJ-175 was filed: (1) Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption was filed on (date): (2) The hearing on the claim of exemption is scheduled for (date):

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date:

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Judicial Council of California, courts.ca.gov WG-017/EJ-137, Page 1 of 1Rev. July 1, 2026, Mandatory Form Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment Code Civ. Proc., §§ 684.130, 703.570, 706.105 (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment) For your protection and privacy, please press the Clear button after you have printed the form. Print Save Clear