Legal Opinion
Duris v. Urbany
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 2011No. B222002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, P. J.
Summary proceedings are common in family law cases. Nevertheless, however certain a court may be that a party or an attorney in a family law proceeding deserves sanctions, it must keep in mind an immutable principle that cuts across all areas of the law: sanctions may not be summarily imposed. Due process demands more.
*512Petitioner Maureen J. Duris appeals a postjudgment order requiring her to pay $10,000 to respondent William August Urbany as sanctions for unnecessary litigation filed by Duris’s former attorney in this dissolution of marriage action. We conclude, among…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re Marriage of FlahertyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- In Re Marriage of Falcone & FykeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- Gdowski v. GdowskiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
- In Re Marriage of CuevaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Lesser v. Huntington Harbor Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
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