The reason you see a person’s name and all their entities listed in a lawsuit is because Plaintiff (the suing party) attorneys have to list everyone and every entity that can be remotely tied to a cause of action, otherwise, if enough time passes and through the legal process discover that a separate entity or just a person was truly liable and they didn’t name them in the lawsuit, they are out of luck.

Next step is typically to file the action at the courthouse, like you said. 

I recommend you decide, take action, and move on. 

I just keep hearing over and over again to just take action and course correct from there. 

Unfortunately, while all the online places area great sources of information, you are much less likely to take action, or find someone to shadow, when online in a forum. 

I'm not sure what leverage you would have outside of taking legal action, these are generally things that should all have been on the closing statment along with deposits etc. 

Let’s make 2025 a year of action and success!

And that means YOU, me, WE paying the bill for what was in fair-share a CA person-made catastrophe via there idiotic actions. 

There’s normally action items that can be implemented into your management process that are more effective. 

What would be the best course of action to sue them for non-payment?