Chevron Products Company v. Advanced Corrosion Technologies & Training, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHEVRON PRODUCTS COMPANY, Case No. 20-cv-09095-VC

Plaintiff,

ORDER SANCTIONING COUNSEL

v.

ADVANCED CORROSION

TECHNOLOGIES & TRAINING, LLC,

Defendant.

I In late December 2023, David A. Ericksen submitted three motions on behalf of his client, Advanced Corrosion Technologies & Training: a motion for summary judgment, a motion for spoliation sanctions, and a motion to exclude readings taken at a site inspection. At the hearing on those motions, the Court noted that numerous aspects of the briefing and filings in support were misleading. Chevron filed a motion for attorneys’ fees incurred responding to the two discovery motions. Chevron then withdrew the motion for fees after the parties notified the Court of a tentative settlement of the entire case. Given the nature of the attorney conduct noted by the Court and described in Chevron’s fees motion, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause why Ericksen should not be sanctioned for that conduct. The Court accepted a filing from Ericksen and a responsive filing from Chevron, and the Court held a hearing at which Ericksen was heard through his counsel. Pursuant…