Is an order made pursuant to section 128.5 awarding sanctions against an attorney for the party can be appealed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jansen Associates, Inc. v. Codercard, Inc., 218 Cal.App.3d 1166, 267 Cal.Rptr. 516 (Cal. App. 1990):
An order made pursuant to section 128.5 awarding sanctions against an attorney for a party is appealable because it is a final order on a collateral matter directing the payment of money. (Ellis v. Roshei Corp. (1983) 143 Cal.App.3d 642, 645, fn. 3, 192 Cal.Rptr. 57.)
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