Mattly v. Spiegel, Inc.

OPINION

WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.

Diane S. Mattly and David Vallance appeal from a sanctions order awarding Spie-gel, Inc. and First Consumers National Bank (FCNB) a judgment of $5,000.00, plus interest and taxable court costs. In five points of error, Mattly and Vallance complain of the following: (1) the trial court lacked plenary jurisdiction to enter the sanctions award; (2) the sanctions order was not sufficiently specific; (3) Mattly and Vallance did not bring the claim in bad faith; and (4) Mattly’s claim was not groundless. Spiegel and FCNB filed an appeal as well, complaining that…