HUG, Circuit Judge:
Pfiester and Ford, opposing counsel in a civil case, appeal a district court's order imposing sanctions of two hundred and fifty dollars on each of them for failing to comply with the local rules regarding the pretrial conference. On appeal, they contend that: (1) the district court has no authority to impose monetary sanctions without a finding of contempt; (2) the district court violated due process by imposing the sanctions without affording...
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