PRIMUS AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES v. BATARSE

No. 96-15461.

115 F.3d 644 (1997)

PRIMUS AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rudolph A. BATARSE, Defendant, Jan C. Nielsen, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan C. Nielsen, Clayton, California, Pro per, for the appellant.

Michael J. Steiner and Gregory C. Nuti, Severson & Werson, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: D. W. NELSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges, and REA, District Judge.


D. W. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

Jan Nielsen, a former associate at Keck, Mahin & Cate, appeals the district court's order imposing sanctions against him. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse the award of sanctions and remand to the district court to determine whether Nielsen acted in bad faith.

BACKGROUND

The district court sanctioned Nielsen for his role in defending Anthony Motor Company against breach of contract...

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