Is a plaintiff entitled to postjudgment attorney's fees as costs in enforcing their judgment?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Gray1 CPB, LLC v. SCC Acquisitions, Inc., 182 Cal.Rptr.3d 654, 233 Cal.App.4th 882 (Cal. App. 2015):

In Chelios v. Kaye (1990) 219 Cal.App.3d 75, 268 Cal.Rptr. 38, the plaintiffs appealed an order denying postjudgment costs consisting principally of postjudgment attorney's fees. ( Id. at p. 77, 268 Cal.Rptr. 38.) Plaintiffs argued they were entitled to attorney fees as costs in enforcing their judgment because the contract underlying the action contained a unilateral attorney fee provision, and Civil Code section 1717 ² makes such provisions reciprocal. (

[182 Cal.Rptr.3d 660]

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