In Re Akros Installations, Inc.

834 F.2d 1526 9 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1138 In re AKROS INSTALLATIONS, INC., a California corporation, Debtor. AKROS INSTALLATIONS, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Law Office of Andres Alonso, Jr., Appellant, v. GRAND NATIONAL BANK; Arrow Precision Products, Inc.; and Academy Manufacturing, Defendants-Appellees. No. 85-6440. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 2, 1987. Decided Dec. 30, 1987. Thomas Tucker, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. John H. Baker, Orange, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before BROWNING, TANG and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: 1 The Law Office of Andres Alonso, Jr. (Alonso) appeals a judgment of the district court imposing a monetary sanction against it under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 for bringing a frivolous appeal. Alonso appealed to the district court a decision of the bankruptcy court sanctioning it under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(a)(4) for bringing a motion for protective order that was not substantially justified. Alonso also challenges the Rule 37(a)(4) sanction. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 2 Andres Alonso and…