Sayta

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division SHAUNAK SAYTA, Case No. 16-cv-03775-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO

v. ENFORCE JUDGMENT AND FOR

CIVIL CONTEMPT WITHOUT

BENNY MARTIN, PREJUDICE Defendant. Re: ECF Nos. 135–37 16 INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT The court previously confirmed arbitration awards in favor of Shaunak Sayta’s former lawyer, Benjamin Martin, and awarded him attorney’s fees and costs.1 Mr. Sayta appealed. The Ninth Circuit affirmed and entered judgment in Mr. Martin’s favor against Mr. Sayta and his lawyer, John Cowan, for $47,372 attorney’s fees and costs. Sayta v. Martin, No. 18-17090, Mem. Op. (9th Cir. Feb. 21, 2020); id., Am. Mandate (9th Cir. Feb. 3, 2021). Mr. Martin obtained a writ of execution against Mr. Cowan and tried unsuccessfully to work out a payment plan with him. Mr. Cowan has not paid anything.2 Now, Mr. Martin wants an order…