Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Chrysler Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2001No. Nos. 99-16436, 99-17021, 99-16441, 99-17066, 99-16493, 99-17067PublishedCited by 303 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Chrysler Corporation (“Chrysler”)1 appeals sanctions and attorneys’ fees awarded by the district court. Chrysler has twice attempted to remove plaintiffs’ class actions from California state court to federal court. After Chrysler’s second attempt, the district court held that several of Chrysler’s arguments were frivolous, and awarded sanctions and fees. We believe that removal was improper, but we hold that Chrysler’s arguments, taken as a whole, were not frivolous. We reverse the district court’s award of sanctions, but we *931affirm the district court’s award…
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