Legal Opinion
Esch v. Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1978No. 2966PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Justice.
In this appeal, appellant Ben Esch, an attorney, challenges a $500 sanction imposed against him by the superior court. The sanction was based upon Esch’s alleged failure to file a brief in accordance with certain briefing schedules established by the court.
Esch was retained by one Robert Starr to seek reinstatement of an appeal to the superior court, notice of which had been filed after Starr’s conviction for reckless driving. The appeal was dismissed after Starr failed to file his opening brief. On January 30, 1976, the Honorable Ralph E. Moody, Presiding Judge of the…
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