Kleidman

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Peter Kleidman, in propria persona, appeals from the trial court’s order awarding defendant RFF Family Partnership, LP attorney fees incurred postjudgment and on appeal pursuant to Civil Code section 1717. Plaintiff also challenges the court’s issuance of a protective order that defendant need not respond to plaintiff’s discovery request. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This court previously addressed the merits of this case in Kleidman v. RFF Family Partnership, LP (July 10, 2018, B268541). As explained in our prior opinion, plaintiff sued defendant (and others) for, among other claims, breach of contract, alleging that he had been overcharged interest, fees, and other expenses in connection with numerous loans. The loan agreement between defendant and plaintiff had a clause awarding attorney fees to the prevailing party. He failed to appear at trial and judgment was entered against him. In the prior appeal, we affirmed the judgment, affirmed the postjudgment order denying plaintiff’s motions to set aside the judgment and for a new trial, and affirmed the postjudgment order awarding attorney fees to defendant. After remittitur issued,…