Legal Opinion
Kunimoto v. Fidell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 20, 2001No. 00-15157, 00-15202; D.C. No. CV-98-00453-DAEPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
The question before us on appeal is whether the district court judge abused its discretion in either the awarding of or the amount of Rule 11 sanctions. Because the parties are familiar with the facts of the case, we will not restate them here.
The Complaint
“Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 provides for the imposition of sanctions when a filing is frivolous, legally unreasonable, or without factual foundation, or is brought for an improper purpose.” Estate of Blue v. County of Los Angeles, 120 F.3d 982, 985 (9th Cir.1997). The district court found the complaint that appellants’…
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