Richard Wayne Gardner, and Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Local 16 v. Hoffman Construction Company of Oregon, an Oregon Corporation

963 F.2d 379 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard Wayne GARDNER, Plaintiff, and SHEET METAL WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 16, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF OREGON, an Oregon corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-35086. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 4, 1992. Decided May 28, 1992. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, GOODWIN, Circuit Judge, and CROCKER, * District Judge. MEMORANDUM Hoffman Construction Company of Oregon (Hoffman) appeals from the order of the district court denying its motion for sanctions against Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Local No. 16 (Sheet Metal). Hoffman argues that sanctions should have been awarded pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (Rule 11). We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We reverse and remand. We review the district court's denial of sanctions for an abuse of discretion.…