The People of the Territory of Guam v. Jimmy J. Quezada, and Howard G. Trapp

942 F.2d 793 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. The PEOPLE OF The TERRITORY OF GUAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jimmy J. QUEZADA, Defendant, and Howard G. Trapp, Appellant. No. 90-10639. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 21, 1991. * Decided Aug. 26, 1991. Before D.W. NELSON, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB, HALL and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Howard Trapp, a criminal defense attorney, appeals the district court's imposition of sanctions in the amount of $2,500 against him pursuant to Guam Rule of Appellate Procedure 18 for filing a frivolous interlocutory appeal. We affirm. 3 The district court, acting as a court of appeals for the Territory of Guam, originally sanctioned Trapp on May 16, 1989. Trapp sought interlocutory appeal of the indictment of his client on the grounds that the indictment was "unsupported by any evidence." The district court held that it did not have jurisdiction, and sanctioned Trapp for making a frivolous…