Maybe it's just me. But if I was an attorney (and I am), I'd rather just pay a $2000 sanction award against me than (1) spend the time and effort to appeal that award, and (2) subsequently endure a 27-page published opinion that mentioned my name 90 separate times (!) and announced to the world in excruciating detail the mistakes I made and why the trial court was fully warranted in sanctioning me.
Especially since I have to pay the $2000 either way.
Sacramento-area attorney Michelle Trigger made a different call. This opinion was the result.
In retrospect, probably a mistake. Even if you don't have several thousand dollars lying around within easy reach.
Still better than the alternative.
