Crasnick v. Marquez

Opinion

RICCIARDULLI, J.—

I. INTRODUCTION

Judgment was rendered against plaintiff Donald Crasnick, Trustee of the 1979 Ehrlich Investment Trust (Crasnick), in his unlawful detainer action against defendants Jesus Marquez (Marquez) and Milagro Diaz (Diaz). The court subsequently granted Diaz’s motion for attorney fees. Crasnick obtained money awards in a separate subsequent unlawful detainer judgment and a small claims action judgment against Marquez and Diaz, and then filed a motion to set off the attorney fees award with the two judgments. The court denied the motion to set off and Crasnick…