PAPADAKIS v. ZELIS

Docket No. A049637.

230 Cal.App.3d 1385 (1991)

282 Cal. Rptr. 18

CHRISTINA JURS PAPADAKIS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. BRUCE P. ZELIS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

May 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Bruce P. Zelis, in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant.

Michael F. Ram for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

KLINE, P.J.

Appellant Bruce P. Zelis, an attorney litigant appearing pro se, abused the appellate process by prosecuting a frivolous appeal for the purpose of delay. After we dismissed the appeal and indicated we were considering the imposition of sanctions, appellant filed a federal bankruptcy petition and informed us that, as a result, he was invulnerable to monetary sanctions. We will hold that an attorney cannot prevent...

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