Thursday, November 12, 2026

$5K appellate sanctions

The 5th imposes sanctions of $5K on counsel in this unpub as reported in the MetNews:

Fake Citation, Frivolous Appeal Result in C.A. Imposing $5,000 Sanction on Valley Attorney

The Fifth District Court of Appeal has socked a Chatsworth attorney with a $5,000 sanction for filing a frivolous appeal—based on the notion that a judgment lacks vitality until there is a notice of its entry—and seeking to bolster a contention with a citation to a fabricated case.