In Re Peters & Freedman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IN RE PETERS & FREEDMAN, Case No: 21cv1251 DMS (DEB)

Debtor. Bankruptcy No. 21-00646-LA7

DAVID M. PETERS, ORDER DENYING APPEAL OF

BANKRUPTCY SANCTIONS AGAINST

Appellant, APPELLANT

v.

ZACHARY R. SMITH; JAMES R.

MCCORMICK; KYLE E. LAKIN;

CHRISTINA BAINE DEJARDIN,

Appellees.

21 David M. Peters (“Appellant”) appeals the United States Bankruptcy Court’s Order 22 on Motion for Sanctions Under Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011 for Frivolous 23 and Improper Petition and Bad Faith Conduct (“Sanctions Order”). In the Sanctions Order, 24 the Bankruptcy Court granted sanctions against Appellant in the amount of $137,114.61. 25 This Court has jurisdiction to review a Bankruptcy Court’s sanctions award under 28 U.S.C. 26 § 158(a) and reviews a Bankruptcy Court’s imposition of Rule 9011 sanctions for abuse of 27 discretion. In re Cuevas, 738 F. App’x 418, 419-20 (9th Cir. 2018); In re Rainbow Mag., Inc., 77 F.3d 278, 283 (9th Cir.…