California Court of Appeal

In a matter involving an order for defendant attorney to pay a discovery sanction, motion to dismiss appeal is granted and court imposes monetary sanctions payable to the courts on defendant's counsel where: 1) the dispute between the parties was resolved by a settlement agreement; and 2) defendant's counsel's violation of rule 8.244 was not just unsatisfactorily explained and unreasonable, but was also injurious to the court, other parties, and taxpayers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2008
• Published 12/02/2008

Judges

• BY THE COURT.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dimitriou & Associates, P.C., San Francisco, Andrew Nicholas Dimitriou, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of Peter B. Brekhus, Peter B. Brekhus, Elizabeth Brekhus, Greenbrae, for Respondent.