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

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

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Form ID: EJ-137
Title: Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)
Effective Date: 2026-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-137
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej137.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)
(EJ-137)
In a case where the judgment concerns consumer debt, ask the court to stay (pause) a wage garnishment, bank account levy, or other levy because the judgment creditor has not filed Declaration of Address Verification (form WG-015/EJ-135), or because the hearing scheduled by Notice of Hearing on Claim of Exemption (form WG-010/EJ-175) is scheduled to take place more than 30 days after form WG-010/EJ-175 was filed.
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New January 1, 2026, Mandatory Form 
Code Civ. Proc., §§ 684.130, 703.570, 706.105
Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment 
(Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)
WG-017/EJ-137
FOR COURT USE ONLY
LEVYING OFFICER (name and address):
LEVYING OFFICER FILE NO.:
COURT CASE NO.:
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO.:
NAME:
FIRM NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:
TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
ATTORNEY FOR (name):
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
BRANCH NAME:
PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER:
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
APPLICATION TO STAY LEVY OR GARNISHMENT 
(Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment)
1.
asks the court to stay (pause) a wage garnishment, bank account levy, or other levy.
Judgment debtor (name):
2. The judgment debtor received (check all that apply; to list more documents, check here
a. Notice of Levy (form EJ-150) issued on (date):
b. Earnings Withholding Order (form WG-002) issued on (date):
and attach a page
labeled Attachment 2):
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:
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
 (SIGNATURE)
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  Form ID: EJ-137 Title: Application to Stay Levy or Garnishment (Wage Garnishment—Enforcement of Judgment) Effective Date: 2026-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EJ-137 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ej137.pdf Form Detail Page: Application to …

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  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 judgme…