Part of Sanctions Awarded Was For AI Hallucinations In The ARB. The Fifth District, in Salgado v. Fred Palla Farms, Inc., Case No. F090398 (5th Dist. Nov. 6, 2026) (unpublished), ruled on a request for appellate sanctions by respondents for appellant’s filing of a frivolous appeal, including using fabricated AI citations in the appellant’s reply
Answer: $7,500 Payable To The Other Side, According To The 4/1 DCA. We do monitor appeal sanctions. Marriage of Ghazi and Richard, Case No. D086782 (4th Dist., Div. 1 Oct. 21, 2026) (unpublished) involved an ex-husband’s unsuccessful appeal of a fairly minor Family Code section 2030 fee-shifting award, which he incorrectly characterized as a section 271
Superior Court Judge Will Determine The Fees To Be Awarded. Pro per appellants are not immune from appellate sanctions for having used AI hallucinations citations in their AOB. The penalty in Varma v. The Bank of New York Mellon, Case No. E085566 (4th Dist., Div. 2 Aug. 27, 2026) (unpublished) for in pro per appellants in this
Also, Lack Of Candor With The Appellate Court In The Writ Petition Was Mentioned. The 4/3 DCA, in West v. Superior Court, Case No. G066888 (4th Dist., Div. 3 Aug. 12, 2026) (unpublished; by-the-court opinion), sanctioned a litigant’s attorney $5,000 for a lack of candor with the appellate court and for filing a frivolous appeal.
Defense’s Privilege Objections Found Unpersuasive, But A Request for Appeal Sanctions Was Denied. The lower court in Romero v. Gopher Media LLC, Case No. D086508 (4th Dist., Div. 1 Aug. 5, 2026) (unpublished) imposed $7,870.41 in discovery sanctions on defendants for failing to produce a crucial meeting summary used to justify plaintiff’s employment termination in
Plus The Opinion Had To Be Reported To The State Bar. A Company Hungary KFT v. Bespalov, Case No. B336640a (2d Dist., Div. 4 Aug. 4, 2026) (published) is an opinion where an appellants’ counsel was assessed with a $1,000 contempt sanction for disparaging a trial judge, without evidence, in appellate briefing. The panel found
Also, Attorney Fee’s Reductions Were Affirmed And Appellant Was Ordered to Pay Minimal Appeal Sanctions For AI Hallucinations In Appellate Briefing. The memorable thing about this opinion, Del Biaggio v. Bansen, Case No. A174647 (1st Dist., Div. 4 July 10, 2026) (published), is what it determined in compensating paralegal work under a contractual fees clause
Appeal Of $72,476.87 Sanctions Award Against Ex-Husband Deemed Frivolous. Just to give you a sense of the dollar amounts of appellate sanctions imposed in one Division of the Second District, the Ventura Court of Appeal, in Marriage of Walther, Case No. B340131 (2d Dist., Div. 6 May 20, 2026) (unpublished), found ex-husband’s appeal of a
In A Masterclass Of What Not To Do On Appeal, Self-Represented Appellant Challenged A Fee Award Ordered Against Him By Rehashing Issues Determined Previously On Appeal, Raising Issues Not Previously Raised, Attacking The Character Of Respondent And His Counsel, And Insulting Court Staff And Judicial Officers. In a case that has dragged on in excess
Another Published Opinion In This Area—Be A Human, Read, Check, And Verify AI Research. In re the Domestic Partnership of Campos & Munoz, Case No. D085584 (4th Dist., Div. 1 Mar. 5, 2026) (published) is post-worthy because it builds on prior cases and imposed $5,000 in appeal sanctions, payable to the appellate clerk, for filing
