Lambertus

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IN RE: JANET E. LONNEKER, Civil No.: 17cv1079-JAH (KSC) Bankruptcy No. 15-08140-LA7 12 Debtor. Adversary No. 16-90054-LA 13 RICHARD LAMBERTUS, an individual, ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL 14 Plaintiff and Appellant, 15 v.

JANET E. LONNEKER,

17 Defendant and Appellee. 18 I. INTRODUCTION Richard Lambertus (“Lambertus” or “Appellant”), proceeding pro se, appeals the Bankruptcy court’s order granting Janet E. Lonneker’s (“Lonneker” or “Appellee”) motion for sanctions. Lonneker moved for sanctions against Appellant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Fed. R. Civ. P.”) Rule 11 after the Bankruptcy court dismissed Appellant’s second amended complaint (“SAC”). The bankruptcy court held a hearing on the motion and issued a tentative ruling with further instructions to the movant. After the filing of this appeal, the bankruptcy court confirmed a modified ruling awarding sanctions against Appellant. “ ‘Although the issue of whether this Court has jurisdiction over the 28 …