Robertson

I.

BACKGROUND

A. Robertson’s Previous Appeals We begin by summarizing the case’s facts and history through our October 2021 decision in Robertson III. Robertson, who is a lawyer, filed this suit in December 2015 alleging that respondents and other entities inappropriately responded to the discovery of mold in his Larkspur apartment. Robertson and respondents reached a settlement and signed an agreement under which Robertson agreed to dismiss his claims in exchange for $28,000. In May 2017, the trial court entered judgment to effectuate the settlement’s terms. Robertson unsuccessfully moved to vacate the judgment, and the court awarded $1,280 in sanctions to respondents, concluding that the motion to vacate was frivolous. The following May, we affirmed the judgment and sanctions order in Robertson I. We also awarded respondents their costs on appeal, which they then sought in the amount of $463.20. Meanwhile, both before and after the judgment was entered, respondents tried to pay the $28,000 to Robertson, but he refused to provide his social security number and other personal information (social security information), which respondents believed their insurer needed to comply…