EVANSON v. UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA

Nos. 8-8, 8-9.

619 F.2d 72 (1980)

Harold N. EVANSON et al., and United States of America et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellant. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Petitioner, v. The Honorable Earl R. LARSON, District Judge, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Respondent, and Harold N. Evanson et al., and United States of America et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents.

Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals.

Submitted January 11, 1980.

Decided April 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe A. Walters, William E. Flynn, David W. Kelley, O'Connor & Hannan, Minneapolis, Minn., and Richard G. Morgan, Donald S. Arbour, O'Connor & Hannan, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellant in No. 8-8 and for defendant-petitioner in No. 8-9.

Robert J. Hennessey and Jon S. Swierzewski, Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd., Minneapolis, Minn., Alice Daniel, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., Andrew W. Danielson, U. S. Atty., Donald F. Parr, Asst. U. S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., C. Max Vassanelli, William Cole, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Nancy C. Crisman, Thomas H. Kemp, Katherine L. Henry, Margaret A. Weekes, Attys., Dept. of Energy, Washington, D. C., Charles D. Schoor, Stephen P. Deitsch, Attys., Dept. of Energy, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees in No. 8-8 and for plaintiffs-respondents in No. 8-9.

Before BECKER, BONSAL and LACEY, JJ.


No. 8-8 Submitted January 24, 1980.

No. 8-9 Submitted January 11, 1980.

BONSAL, Judge.

Defendant Union Oil Company of California ("Union") appeals from an order of the United States District Court for Minnesota that imposed sanctions on Union pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2) on the ground that Union gave false answers to interrogatories served by plaintiffs. Plaintiffs have filed motions to dismiss Union's appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Alternatively...

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