ZALDIVAR v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 84-6238.

780 F.2d 823 (1986)

Richard L. ZALDIVAR, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, et al., Defendants, and Margaret Salazar, et al., Intervenors-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil Papiano, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John E. Huerta, Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Fredric D. Woocher, Center of Law In Public Interest, Los Angeles, Cal., for intervenors-appellees.

Before CHAMBERS, TANG and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

The district court granted summary judgment for intervenors and assessed sanctions against plaintiffs and their attorneys in the amount of $14,951.25 for violating Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs and their attorneys appeal from that portion of the judgment assessing sanctions against them. Under the circumstances of this case, the district court improperly assessed sanctions under Rule 11 and we reverse.

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