Laura Pressley v. Gregorio (Greg) Casar

*330 This appeal is from a summary judgment in an election contest for a city council seat. The summary judgment declares the contestee (the candidate who received the most votes) the winner of the election and sanctions the contestor (the losing candidate) and her attorney for bringing several frivolous claims. We must decide whether the sanctions awarded here were an abuse of discretion and whether the completion of the contested office's term during this appeal renders the appeal of the underlying election contest moot. We conclude that the appeal is moot to the extent it challenges the…