P. v. United States Fire Ins. Co.
Appellant, surety United States Fire Insurance Company (appellant), through its bail agent Garcia Family Bail Bonds, Inc. (the bail agent), posted bail bond number U100-20304496 in the amount of $100,000 to release defendant Miguel Marquez Rodriguez[1] from custody (the bond). Defendant failed to appear in court on January 28, 2011, and a bench warrant was issued.
The clerk’s transcript contains a one-page “Notice of Forfeiture and Certificate of Mailing†dated January 31, 2011 (the notice). The notice advises that defendant failed to appear on January 28, 2011, and the superior court had ordered bail forfeited. The notice was addressed to appellant and the bail agent. At the bottom of the notice, there is the heading “CERTIFICATE OF MAILING†under which the following text appears:
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