Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1292, and 158(d)(1) finding that the order was not final because it did not "end the litigation...
Applying a circuit rule--that a contempt order that contemplates imposing attorneys’ fees as a contempt sanction but does not specify the amount of any award is not a final, appealable order; the...
Judge(s):
Robin S. Rosenbaum; Elizabeth L. Branch; and Andrew L. Brasher