Musaelian

*1254 Opinion

John G. Warner appeals orders denying his motion for attorney fees on appeal under Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 128.7 and taxing costs on appeal. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

We are familiar with the background of this case through our review of two previous appeals in this action (Musaelian v. Adams (July 25, 2007, A112906) [nonpub. opn.] (Musaelian I) 3 & Musaelian v. Adams (May 18, 2010, A116412) [nonpub. opn.] (Musaelian III)) and an appeal in the underlying action (Reiter v. Musaelian (June 30, 2006, A110100) [nonpub. opn.]).

In Musaelian II, our Supreme Court summarized the background of this controversy as follows: “Plaintiff Mary Musaelian is married to Andrew Musaelian. Joseph Reiter, represented by Attorney William L. Adams, brought suit against Andrew Musaelian and Andrew Musaelian’s business, Attorney Legal Research (ALR), seeking damages for conduct relating to litigation between Reiter and one of ALR’s clients. Reiter obtained default judgments against both Andrew Musaelian and ALR. Reiter then sought partial satisfaction of the judgments by means of a forced sale of a residence Andrew Musaelian owned jointly with plaintiff. Plaintiff sought to…