United States Ex Rel. Barajas and Meyer v. Northrop Corporation, a California Corporation

951 F.2d 365 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES ex rel. BARAJAS AND MEYER, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NORTHROP CORPORATION, A California Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-55026. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and submitted Nov. 6, 1991. Decided Dec. 12, 1991. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Jan. 21, 1992. Before SNEED, BEEZER and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Leo Barajas, Patricia Meyer, and their attorney, Phillip Benson, appeal the district court's imposition on them of sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 for filing a motion for default judgment in their False Claims Act case against the Northrop Corporation. We review for abuse of discretion, Cooter & Gell v. Hartmax Corp., 110 L.Ed.2d 359, 381-82 (1990); Townsend v. Holman Consulting Group, 914 F.2d 1136 , 1143-44 (9th Cir.1990) (en banc), modified on other grounds, reh'g en banc denied, 929 F.2d 1358 (9th Cir.1991), and we affirm. 1 3 The False…