Shores v. Engelke CA4/2

Filed 12/15/15 Shores v. Engelke CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

CHARLES SHORES et al., Plaintiffs, E062535 v. (Super.Ct.No. CIVVS1300286) ROBERT ENGELKE et al., Defendants; OPINION

JAMES ALDERSON, Objector and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Joseph R. Brisco,

Judge. Dismissed.

James A. Alderson, Objector and Appellant in pro. per.

Appellant James Alderson, the attorney who represented the defendants in this

action, was ordered to pay $100 in sanctions for being late to a hearing. He did not pay

on time, so he was ordered to pay another $250. Again, he did not pay on time; plus, he

failed to appear personally at a hearing regarding those sanctions, so he was ordered to

pay another $500.

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After this appeal was filed, Alderson apologized to the trial court, and it suspended

all of the sanctions. Accordingly, we will dismiss the appeal as moot.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On August 18, 2014, at a predisposition hearing, the trial court ordered Alderson

to pay $100 in sanctions for being late. It set September 15, 2014 as the due date for