What is the test for a motion to vacate a default judgment or order on equitable grounds?

"[E]ven where relief is no longer available under statutory provisions, a trial court generally retains the inherent power to vacate a default judgment or order on equitable grounds where a party establishes that the judgment . . . resulted from extrinsic fraud or mistake (In re Marriage of Melton (1994) 28 Cal.App.4th 931, 937)." (County of San Diego v. Gorham (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 1215, 1228-1229.) "We review the court's denial of a motion for equitable relief to vacate a default judgment or order for an abuse of discretion, determining whether that decision exceeded the bounds of reason in light of

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