CCP 3741     

SECTION 2.  HYPOTHECARY ACTION AGAINST THIRD PERSON

Art. 3741.  Right of enforcement

A legal mortgage, after judgment on the original obligation has been obtained, a judicial mortgage, or a conventional mortgage may be enforced without reference to any alienation or transfer of the mortgaged property from the original debtor, and the creditor may cause the property to be seized and sold as though it were still owned by the original debtor and in his possession.