Sergio Santos v. Melvin Coley, County of Tulare, Sergio Santos, and I. Singh Aulakh v. Melvin Coley, County of Tulare

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15 F.3d 1089·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 37482
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 2, 199392-16105California833 words

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15 F.3d 1089 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sergio SANTOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Melvin COLEY, County of Tulare, Defendants-Appellees. Sergio SANTOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, and I. Singh Aulakh, Appellant, v. Melvin COLEY, County of Tulare, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 92-16105, 92-16879. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1993. Decided Dec. 2, 1993. Before: ALARCON, LEAVY, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Mr. Santos and his attorney, Mr. Aulakh, have filed two appeals, 92-16105 and 92-16879, in two cases related to one which has not yet gone to final judgment in district court. 3 In 92-16105, Mr. Aulakh claims that the district court erred in imposing Rule 11 sanctions on him for asserting a punitive damages claim. 1 We have jurisdiction to review the Rule 11 award, because it was imposed on a non-party attorney. See Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Alla Med. Servs., Inc., 855 F.2d 1470, 1472 (9th Cir.1988).…

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