Legal Opinion
Pipe Trades Council of Northern California, U.A. Local 159, and U.A. Local 393 v. Underground Contractors Association of Northern California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1988No. 86-1797, 86-2580PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Pipe Trades Council of Northern California (“Plumbers”) appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration and the district court’s imposition of sanctions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11. We dismiss the Plumbers’ appeal from the denial of their motion as moot, and we affirm the award of sanctions. 1
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The Plumbers and the Underground Contractors Association of Northern California (“Contractors”) entered into a collective bargaining agreement in July 1980, which remained in effect through June 1986. The Plumbers had…
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