Stollof

BACKGROUND

United Grand Corporation (United Grand or UGC) filed this action in August 2014, alleging that Malibu Hillbillies had breached a lease agreement by failing to make rent payments in the amount of $46,395.86 and Marcie Stollof had breached a guaranty agreement by failing to make those payments when Malibu Hillbillies did not. Both agreements include attorney fees provisions. United Grand sought prejudgment interest and attorney fees. United Grand obtained default judgments against Stollof and Malibu Hillbillies. On April 13, 2015, judgment in the amount of $67,852.55 was entered against Stollof and Malibu Hillbillies. This amount included attorney fees and costs. As detailed in our previous opinion, “Despite the essentially uncontested nature of the case, [UGC’s] attorney, Cyrus Sanai, continued to generate a large amount of attorney fees on the case.” (United Grand Corp. v. Malibu Hillbillies, LLC (2019) 36 Cal.App.5th 142, 146 (United Grand).) Stollof lived in Maryland and was represented by counsel there. United Grand elected to pursue Stollof in Maryland for payment of the judgment. On May 22, 2015, United Grand initiated enforcement proceedings in the Circuit Court…