Does appellant have any grounds to argue that a notice of renewal was not timely?

Although appellant's contentions are correct, they are beside the point. (Pratali v. Gates, supra, 4 Cal.App.4th at p. 637 [the court disregarded appellant's contention that respondent failed to renew the judgment because respondent filed a separate action in the underlying action, not a notice of renewal].) Regardless of whether the renewal was timely, the respondent brought a separate, independent action to enforce the 1999 judgment. Therefore, appellant's arguments with respect to the renewal of the judgment are not relevant to the outcome.