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HEWITT v. CITY OF STANTON

No. 85-5991.

798 F.2d 1230 (1986)

Larry HEWITT, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF STANTON, Anthony Sperl, Patricia Ridge, Defendants, Anthony SPERL, Defendant/Cross-Claimant/Appellant, and Stephen Yagman, Appellant, v. CITY OF STANTON, Robert Ohlemann and Ronald Johnson, Defendants/Cross-Defendants/Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1986.

Designated for Publication August 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Barry Levin, Westwood Village, Cal., for appellee.

Before WRIGHT and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and HOLLAND, District Judge

PER CURIAM:

Stephen Yagman appeals sanctions imposed on him pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 because his petition for removal was frivolous and interposed for the improper purpose of delay. We affirm the imposition of sanctions and the amount awarded. We also award the appellees $500.00 in attorney fees for the appeal.

The court sanctioned Yagman while he represented Anthony Sperl in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights and state wrongful death action against Sperl...

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