Appeal Involved Review Of A CCP § 128.7 Sanctions Order Below.
In Dunn Investment Properties, Inc. v. Johnson, Case Nos. B339562 et al. (2d Dist., Div. 3 Feb. 26, 2026) (unpublished), a lower court sanctioned a party’s law firm and one of its attorneys under CCP § 128.7 to the tune of $11,725 for bringing a meritless ethical misconduct motion against opposing counsel in failing to produce billing records in a dispute (with the appellate court concluding, among other things, that no such duty was owed to produce the records). The appellate court, on review, found the appeal to be frivolous. The appeal sanctions awarded against the appealing firm/attorney was $13,000, payable to the appellate court clerk—representing the estimate of time spent by the appellate court to work up the case.