What are the consequences of a decision by the California Court of Appeal to dismiss an appeal on the basis of delay and/or frivolous grounds?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Zimmerman v. Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc., 205 Cal.App.3d 153, 252 Cal.Rptr. 115 (Cal. App. 1988):
Appellate courts have an inherent power to summarily dismiss any appeal which is designed for delay or which is based on sham or frivolous grounds. Appropriate sanctions may be imposed on the parties or their attorneys. (Ferguson v. Keays (1971) 4 Cal.3d 649, 658, 94 Cal.Rptr.
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