Rodriguez v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 29
Rodriguez v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 29
Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
International Longshore and Warehouse Union and its Local Chapter 29 (collectively “Appellants”) appeal the district court’s denial of sanctions against Abram Rodriguez and his counsel Derek Anderson. Appellants moved for sanctions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and the court’s inherent power, after the district court granted them summary judgment on Rodriguez’s underlying claim that Appellants violated Rodriguez’s rights under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Appellants claimed Anderson improperly filed a separate lawsuit against Appellants’ counsel, threatened Appellants’ with criminal liability, and used a lawsuit by Rodriguez’s brother to leverage settlement. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we AFFIRM.
The district court’s three page order, denying the motion for sanctions under both theories, acknowledged the Appellants arguments and cited controlling case law. The district court did not abuse its discretion when it did not find subjective bad faith on the part of the plaintiffs, did not make illogical, implausible, or unsupported findings, and denied Appellants’ motion for sanctions. Air Separation, Inc. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, 45 F.3d 288, 291 (9th Cir. 1995).
AFFIRMED.
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