Berger

*1016 Plaintiff Arkady Berger sought to collect an underlying judgment against defendant Gary Varum and his company, defendant Telesis Engineers, Inc. (jointly the Varum defendants). Berger alleged the Varum defendants fraudulently transferred assets to other defendants in an effort to avoid paying the judgment. While Berger's enforcement action against the Varum defendants and defendants Alex Varum, Charles Thiel, Irina Varum, Natalie Kreigel, 1122 University Avenue, LLC, 1122 University, LLC, Gia Group, LLC, California Family Company, LLC, California Family, LLC, CWR Holdings, LLC, Bay Area Family Company, LLC, and Bay Area Family, LLC (jointly defendants) was pending, the Varum defendants paid the outstanding judgment. However, Berger amended his complaint to assert various consequential damages caused by the Varum defendants' delay in payment. Defendants subsequently filed a demurrer alleging Berger was not entitled to recover damages above the amount of the judgment and his enforcement costs, which the trial court granted.

Berger now appeals from the trial court's judgment following its order sustaining, without leave to amend, defendants' demurrer. Berger contends his…