Episode 12 - Tom Girardi & Erika Jayne: case update part 1

We made a list of your top questions on the Girardi legal issues and we answer them in a two-part case update.

In Part 1 we begin by discussing the Hulu documentary, “The Housewife & the Hustler” and we go into the timeline of events to help clear up what Erika knew and when. In this episode you will learn what service of process means and how it works, why Erika may wish she had signed a prenuptial agreement, the details of Erika’s divorce and why she might be liable for Tom’s debts, the testimonial privileges that allow you to refuse to testify against your spouse (in certain circumstances), why a federal judge in Chicago and Jay Edelson are the heroes of this story so far, what Tom Girardi’s conservatorship means, and much more - including a bonus Cesie & Angela sidebar about the Britney Spears conservatorship.

Timeline of events discussed in this episode

January 7, 2000

Tom & Erika marry with no prenup.

December 15, 2015

Erika makes her debut on RHOBH, Season 6, Episode 3.

May 24, 2019

Erika is named in a Arizona federal lawsuit filed against Girardi for unpaid loans.

June 19, 2019

June 26, 2019

The Ruigomez case is filed against Tom & Girardi Keese LA Superior Court.

July 22, 2019

Tom accepts service of process on behalf of Erika for the Arizona federal case.

April 20, 2020

The LA Superior Court enters a judgment against Tom for the Ruigomez case.

May 20, 2020

Tom Girardi is personally served at his house in Pasadena, California at 6:30 pm, in the Ruigomez case with a subpoena requiring Tom’s appearance before the court about why the judgment hadn’t been paid.

May 22, 2020

Erika Girardi is personally served at the Pasadena house at 12:30 pm with a subpoena in the Ruigomez case requiring her appearance before the court to testify about her knowledge of the Girardi finances.

June 22, 2020

A writ of execution (a court order that puts in force a judgment of possession and directs law enforcement personnel to begin the transfer of property as the result of a legal judgment) is filed in the Ruigomez case for $11,118,094.25.

September 28, 2020

Erika is personally served again at the Pasadena house at 2:52 pm with a second order for appearance and a civil subpoena in the Ruigomez case, Erika is specifically ordered to appear before the court “to furnish information to aid enforcement of a money judgement against you.”

October 4, 2020

Erika shares a pic of filming beginning on RHOBH.

November 2, 2020

December 2, 2020

December 14, 2020

click here to read the entire transcript of the federal judge holding tom girardi in contempt and freezing his assets

January 19, 2021

Conservatorship filed for Tom Girardi.