Lasar

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STEVEN MARK LASAR, 

Plaintiff-Appellee, Nos. 03-35093 v. 03-35486

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

Defendant-Appellant,  D.C. No.

CV-99-00177-DWM

and

OPINION

LAWRENCE SUTTER,

Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Donald W. Molloy, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 5, 2004—Seattle, Washington

Filed March 3, 2005

Before: A. Wallace Tashima, Richard A. Paez, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Paez

2461 2464 LASAR v. FORD MOTOR CO.

COUNSEL

Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Los Angeles, California, for appel- lant Lawrence Sutter.

Richard A. Derevan, Irvine, California, for appellant Ford Motor Co. LASAR v. FORD MOTOR CO. 2465 Michael D. Weisman, Boston, Massachusetts, for the appel- lee.

OPINION

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

While driving a Ford pick-up truck, plaintiff Mark Lasar was involved in a rollover accident. Lasar subsequently brought a products liability damages action against Ford Motor Company. This appeal arises from sanctions that the district court levied against Ford…