Gaggero

Gaggero v. Knapp. Petersen & Clarke CA2/8

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 7, 2014B243062California3,610 words

Opinion

Opinion

Grimes, J.

FACTS

In May 2010, we affirmed a judgment against plaintiff in a malpractice lawsuit he brought against defendants. The judgment included an attorney fee award of more than $1.2 million. (Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (May 6, 2010, B207567) [nonpub. opn.] (Gaggero I or the malpractice case).) In two unpublished opinions filed today, we have affirmed an order granting defendants’ motion to add seven entities and the trustee of three trusts as additional judgment debtors to the judgment (Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (Nov. 7, 2014, B241675) (Gaggero II or the alter ego case)), and we have affirmed later orders appointing a receiver and assigning financial rights of additional judgment debtors to defendants. (Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (Nov. 7, 2014, B245114) (Gaggero III).) This appeal challenges the postjudgment enforcement costs and accrued interest awarded to defendants in the third amended judgment entered on August 6, 2012. That judgment added $87,722.25 in postjudgment enforcement costs and $569,569.96 in accrued postjudgment interest to the principal balance of $1,520,943.30 from the previous judgment. The procedural chronology is this:

2 On May 19,…

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