Judgment, Unlawful Detainer

Caption must identify the attorney or self-represented party. UD-110 names the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney here because the plaintiff prepares this proposed judgment.

Firm name is for attorneys; pro se plaintiffs leave it blank.

State Bar number applies only to attorneys. Self-represented plaintiffs do not have one and leave it blank.

Caption must include 'office address or, if none, residence address or mailing address.' Without this address the clerk cannot mail back the signed judgment.

Part of the address required by rule 2.111(1).

Part of the address required by rule 2.111(1). Defaults to CA on this form.

Part of the address required by rule 2.111(1).

Rule 2.111(1) lists 'telephone number' among items the caption 'must' include.

Rule 2.111(1) literally includes 'e-mail address' in the caption requirements, but California clerks routinely accept paper UD-110 filings from self-represented landlords with the email line blank. Treated as optional in practice.

Identifies who the filer represents. Pro se landlords write 'Plaintiff in Pro Per' or the plaintiff's name.

The case caption identifies the Superior Court county. Unlawful detainer venue is the county where the property is located (CCP section 1166).

Court street address required on caption.

Optional; only filled when the court's mailing address differs from its street address.

Court city and ZIP required on caption.

Counties with multiple courthouses (LA, San Diego, Sacramento, Orange, Alameda) require the specific branch name to route the file correctly.

Case number required on every page. The clerk will not be able to match UD-110 to the file without it.

Plaintiff name on the caption must match the complaint exactly. Mismatches between UD-110 and the underlying complaint cause clerk rejection.

Defendant name must exactly match the complaint and the CIV-100 default request. Differences (including 'aka' wording) prevent the clerk from entering judgment.

Three core paths: (a) clerk's judgment for possession only after default (CCP 1169) - fastest; clerk signs without a hearing. (b) court default judgment after default (CCP 585(b) testimony, 585(d) declaration) - judge signs and can include money damages. (c) judgment after court trial (CCP 664.6 stipulated, or after evidence). Selecting the wrong path causes the clerk to reject the form. Pro se landlords filing only for possession should pick the clerk path.

Item 1a-c describes the predicate facts: defendant was served with the summons and complaint, failed to answer in time, and the clerk entered default on plaintiff's CIV-100 application. All three are necessary for any default-path judgment. If even one is false (e.g., default was never entered on CIV-100), the clerk will reject UD-110.

Date of trial. Required only if the user picked an after-trial path; required to be blank for default cases (filling it on a default form will confuse the clerk).

Name of the judicial officer who presided at trial. Required only on the trial path; blank for default cases.

Item 4 is the address of the premises being recovered. The sheriff or marshal uses this exact address to enforce the writ of possession. Pro se landlords frequently leave off the apartment number, which causes the sheriff's office to return the writ for correction.

• Missing apartment or unit number
• Address differs (even by abbreviation) from the complaint

When checked, the judgment binds all occupants including unnamed tenants, subtenants, and named claimants, allowing the sheriff to evict everyone in the unit. To get this benefit, the plaintiff must have served a Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession (CP10.5) with the original summons. If a CP10.5 was not served, an unnamed occupant can later file a Claim of Right to Possession and delay the lockout.

If the plaintiff wants money damages (past-due rent, holdover damages, fees, costs), they must check the court-judgment path AND complete UD-116 (Declaration for Default Judgment by Court). The clerk cannot enter a money judgment under CCP 1169; only the judge can.

Past-due rent demanded in the complaint. The plaintiff cannot recover more rent than what was pleaded; the court will not award rent that accrued after filing. UD-116 must support the figure.

Daily damages for the holdover period. Calculated as (daily rental value) x (days from notice expiration through judgment date).

Available only if the lease has an attorney-fees clause and the plaintiff actually paid an attorney. Pro se landlords usually leave this blank.

Filing fees and process server fees, matching the Memorandum of Costs filed with CIV-100 item 7.

Catch-all for amounts not fitting the other lines. Rare; usually blank.

Sum of items 6a(1)-(5). Arithmetic errors are a top reason clerks reject UD-110 in the money-judgment path.

Cancellation/forfeiture of the lease ends the tenant's right to return. Almost always checked because that is the whole point of an eviction judgment.

Date the plaintiff submits the proposed judgment. The judge or clerk also dates and signs when entering the judgment; that is a separate signature line filled in by the court, not by the user.