Howard A. Levin v. Regent Int'l J. Patrick McGuire

9 F.3d 1552 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Howard A. LEVIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Regent INT'L; J. Patrick McGuire, Defendants-Appellants. No. 92-16799. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 1, 1993. * Decided Nov. 8, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 J. Patrick McGuire, pro se, and Regent International (collectively "appellants") appeal the district court's order imposing sanctions on them pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 for filing a frivolous and improper removal petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for abuse of discretion, Lemos v. Fencl, 828 F.2d 616, 618 (9th Cir.1987), and affirm. 3 Appellants contend that the district court erred by imposing sanctions on J. Patrick McGuire because the attorney who represented Regent International is mentally incompetent. This contention lacks merit. 4 First, J. Patrick McGuire appeared pro se below. The…