Legal Question in Appeals and Writs in California

It depends on whether it was a small claims trial you are appealing from or not.

Enforcement of a small claims judgment (including issuance or recording of any abstract of judgment) is automatically suspended without defendant's filing a bond pending expiration of the time for appeal, and if a timely appeal is taken, until the appeal is dismissed or the superior court determines the small claims court properly denied defendant's Ca Civ Pro � 116.730 or � 116.740 motion to vacate. (Code of Civ. Proc., � 116.810.)

If you are appealing from a limited civil case, or a general unlimited civil case, then the judgment is not stayed unless you posted a supersedeas bond.