Weiss v. Thi of New Mexico at Valle Norte, LLC

OPINION

CASTILLO, Chief Judge.

A nursing home and its affiliates and administrator (Defendants) appeal from a district court decision denying their motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings. The court based its denial on its conclusion that Defendants waived their right to arbitrate and that the arbitration agreement is unconscionable. Defendants also appeal the imposition of $25,000 in sanctions against them. The parties have resolved the underlying issues of waiver and unconscionability, so we do not address them. We affirm the imposition of sanctions.

I. BACKGROUND

Because our sole…