In re Joshua Lemarr Treadwell

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 TRINITY FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-00490-PCP

8 Appellant,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

9 v. SANCTIONS AND AWARDING FEES

10 JOSHUA LEMARR TREADWELL, Re: Dkt. No. 15 Appellee. 11

12 13 Trinity Financial Services, LLC appealed a bankruptcy court decision denying relief under 14 Rule 60(b) and imposing certain discovery sanctions, including $13,265 in attorneys’ fees. The 15 Court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision in all respects. Trinity Fin. Servs., LLC v. 16 Treadwell, 23-CV-00490-PCP, 2023 WL 7107283 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2023). Appellee Joshua 17 Treadwell now asks the Court to award sanctions against Trinity for its purportedly frivolous 18 appeal and, separately, to award him attorneys’ fees for his successful defense on appeal of the 19 bankruptcy court’s attorneys’ fees award. Upon review, the Court concludes that Trinity’s Rule 20 60(b) appeal was not frivolous and therefore denies Mr. Treadwell’s motion for sanctions. Mr. 21 Treadwell is, however, entitled…