Appeal Sanctions:  Sanctions Request Remanded, Not Being The Appeal Was Totally Without Merit, But Because Appellant Violated California Rules Of Court

That Led to A Remand, Because Appellant Did So.              

This appeal sanctions case has a twist.  Even though finding that the appeal was not totally without merit, the 4/3 DCA—in a 3-0 opinion authored by Orange County Superior Court Judge Bancroft (sitting by assignment)—did believe a remand was in order because appellant violated numerous California Rule of Court relating to appellate procedure.  In ARC Retail I, LLC v. Orange Coast Title Co. of Southern Cal., Case No. G062923 (4^th Dist., Div. 3 Nov. 13, 2025) (unpublished), the appellate court determined that an appellant and/or its counsel could be sanctioned on appeal under CRC 8.276 for relying on unpublished opinions, making inaccurate case quotations, and failing to make proper, detailed citations to the record on appeal.  The remand to the trial court was to determine if sanctions should be awarded and, if so, the amount of the sanctions.  For attorneys prosecuting appeals, you need to comply with the CRC provisions relating to appeals, as this case illustrates.