Legal Opinion
PRIMUS AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rudolph A. BATARSE, Defendant, Jan C. Nielsen, Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1997No. 10-30247PublishedCited by 258 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D. W. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Jan Nielsen, a former associate at Keck, Mahin & Cate, appeals the district court’s order imposing sanctions against him. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse the award of sanctions and remand to the district court to determine whether Nielsen acted in bad faith.
BACKGROUND
The district court sanctioned Nielsen for his role in defending Anthony Motor Company against breach of contract and breach of guaranty actions. Anthony Motor was a Honda dealership in Alameda County, California. It was co-owned by Rudolph Batarse, who acted as president of…
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