MARK INDUSTRIES, LTD. v. SEA CAPTAIN'S CHOICE, INC.

Nos. 93-35028, 93-35173.

50 F.3d 730 (1995)

MARK INDUSTRIES, LIMITED, a Washington corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SEA CAPTAIN'S CHOICE, INC., an Alaska corporation, et al., Defendants, Gregory L. Bertram, Esq., and Gregory L. Bertram & Associates, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Dalton, Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, Seattle, WA, for appellant.

No appearance, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: POOLE, BRUNETTI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


POOLE, Circuit Judge:

Gregory L. Bertram, Esq. (Bertram), appeals the district court's orders imposing Rule 11 and inherent power sanctions for entering into and filing a stipulated order of dismissal without the consent of his client, Mark Industries, Ltd. (Mark Industries). We affirm on the basis that the district court had inherent powers to sanction Bertram for his conduct, but vacate and remand regarding the amount of the sanction.

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