Ruben Marquez v. Gerawan Ranches, and Thomas E. Campagne

15 F.3d 1087 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ruben MARQUEZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GERAWAN RANCHES, et al., Defendants, and Thomas E. Campagne, Appellant. No. 92-16359. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 17, 1993. Decided Jan. 10, 1994. Before: SKOPIL, THOMPSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 Thomas E. Campagne, counsel for Marquez, et al. ("Marquez") in the underlying litigation, appeals the district court's imposition of sanctions against him in the amount of $10,000. JURISDICTION 3 We have a duty to independently determine whether we have jurisdiction to hear this appeal even though the motions panel denied the motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Hard v. Burlington Northern R. Co., 870 F.2d 1454, 1458 (9th Cir.1989) (citing United States v. Houser, 804 F.2d 565 (9th Cir.1986); Malone v. Avenenti, 850 F.2d 569 (9th Cir.1988)). 4 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 gives the courts of appeals…