I’m not sure what CourtClerk means but, so that it’s clear, a writ is good for 6 months and you can only add additional costs and accrued interest when you request (and pay for) a new one. But, if you had the right bank account, you can execute on that account as many times as possible within the 6 months (assuming that you’re willing to pay for each levy and the account stays open – my record for having an account stay open is 4 levies).
You can recall the old writ and get a new one at any time within the 6 months. You don’t have to wait for the writ to expire.
How much is the judgment worth – meaning how much are you willing to spend?
Why was your account information bad? You identified a bank and an account. The bank can’t find it. What happened? That’s for you to figure out.
You can check public records and see if DeVry owns property. File an Abstract of Judgment in the appropriate county. It “clouds” the title and a copy will be sent to the judgment debtor.
You can file a lien on personal property by recording a JL-1
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/smallclaims/collectlien.htm
If the judgment debtor is a plaintiff in another lawsuit, you can file a judicial lien on the litigation (see the same site)
If it’s worth your time and effort (and probably more expense than other methods), you can seek an Assignment Order.
http://law.justia.com/california/codes/ccp/708.510-708.560.html
An ORAP does cost $40, but add to that the cost of personal service (necessary and tricky) and another $50 for a contempt warrant, if you serve and nobody shows, and you must be confident that this is productive.
Personal service on a business really ISN'T that difficult and if he has a friend do it, doesn't cost a dime.
Your Memorandum of Costs Post-Judgment entitles you to costs authorized by statute.
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/fillable/mc012.pdf
I don’t know what statute(s) would allow you to claim skip tracing and P.I. charges or what court would allow them and I'd like to, as I've never had it happen. You could try. The worst that can happen is that they’re rejected, but think about that before incurring the expense.