Is an order imposing sanctions on a party's attorney appealable as a final order on a collateral matter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mungo v. Uta French Airlines, 166 Cal.App.3d 327, 212 Cal.Rptr. 369 (Cal. App. 1985):
1 An order imposing sanctions on a party's attorney is appealable as a final order on a collateral matter. (Bauguess v. Paine (1978) 22 Cal.3d 626, 634, fn. 3, 150 Cal.Rptr. 461, 586 P.2d 942; In re Marriage of Gumabao (1984) 150 Cal.App.3d 572, 574-575, fn. 2, 198 Cal.Rptr. 90.)
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