2d District pro tem update + an "intolerable display of disrespect for the judicial system and court orders"

The following are currently sitting on assignment:

• Judge Ann I. Jones of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Three until December 31, 2015.
• Judge Richard H. Kirschner of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Five until November 30, 2015.
• Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff from the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Seven until December 11, 2015.

Meanwhile, up north...

Should it be "First Appellate District Division 2" as here?

Or "First Appellate District Division Two" as here?

APJ Gilbert's monthly column is in today's DJ, titled An exception to the rule, and travels from the U.S. Constitution to DNA management, to apps, to William Mulholland, to A.A. Milne, to Audobon, to reach Justices Scalia and RBG. Enjoy the ride!

On the appellate sanctions front, H&L's Steve Fleischman points out today's goodie here from 2/2, which sanctions the appellant and his counsel for pursuing a frivolous appeal: $16,140 to the respondent plus $3,000 to the Court of Appeal. [11/3/15 update: See the MetNews article Lawyers Sanctioned for Appeal of Sanctions; 11/4 update See Law360 here.]


Also of note, US Law Week offers in its Attorneys/Sanctions department, Patent Attorneys Not Allowed to 'Clear Near' Via Appeal here (84 USLW 582), which begins:

Patent attorneys cannot appeal to “clear their name” against a trial judge's sanctions based on litigation misconduct because they joined a post-trial settlement between the parties, a Federal Circuit panel ruled Oct. 30 in a 2-1 decision (Tesco Corp. v. Nat'l Oilwell Varco, LP, 2015 BL 359408, Fed. Cir., No. 2015-1041, 10/30/15).