Also, Appellant and Attorney Had to Pay $7,500 to Clerk of the Court For Frivolous Appeal.
In somewhat of a companion post to several cases we have looked at recently, the Third District in Singh v. Lipworth, Case No. C073177 (3d Dist. June 18, 2014) (unpublished) provided us with the expenses which may befall an appellant and their attorney for a prosecuting a frivolous appeal. Here, the appellant and appellant’s counsel were found jointly and severally liable for (1) $7,478.74 in fees and costs awardable to respondent for defending against the appeal, and (2) additional sanctions of $7,500 payable to the appeals court clerk for the court’s time in working up the case (a taxpayers’ saving), with the reviewing court noting that the general range for additional sanctions of this type clocking in at $6,000-$8,500.