Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday imposed a $13,000 sanction on lawyer who, the court said, pursued a frivolous appeal of an attorney fee award in a case in which the clients’ lawsuit challenging the masking policies of a San Diego-area school district was declared a SLAPP.

(Subscription required) Judge Mesiwala, a former appellate court research attorney, spent 13 years toiling behind the scenes on the court where she is now a justice.

(Subscription required) Los Angeles County Superior Court expands its Courtroom Preview tool to nine more courthouses, allowing attorneys to monitor multiple remote hearings more efficiently without entering each proceeding individually.

Div. One on Wednesday affirmed a $9,000 sanction imposed on a party in a family law proceeding based not only on her own unreasonableness but also predicated on rudeness displayed in court by her lawyer, Jaclin Awad of Cerritos.