Local Rule Rule 9011-3: Sanctions, Remedies, & Suspension/Disbarment.

Rule 9011-3. Sanctions, Remedies, & Suspension/Disbarment.

(a) General Sanctions and Remedies. A party or attorney who without just cause fails to comply with any provision of an applicable LBR, FRCP, FRBP, LR, statute, or order; fails timely to notify the court of withdrawal, lack of opposition, settlement or proposed continuance of any matter; presents to the court unnecessary contested matters or adversary proceedings, motions, or unwarranted opposition; fails to appear or prepare for presentation to the court; or otherwise multiplies the proceedings in a case to increase costs unreasonably or vexatiously, may be subject to one or more of the following remedies:

(1) Entry of an order or judgment of default on a specific issue or the entire matter.

(2) Payment of any expense, including filing fees, attorney fees, or reporter fees incurred by any party or the court because of the violation.

(3) Entry of an order of dismissal for lack of prosecution.

(4) Any other appropriate sanction or remedy.

(b) Failure to Appear or Properly Prepare. The failure of a party to file any required document, appear at a preliminary hearing or pretrial conference, complete necessary preparations, meet and confer as required, appear or be prepared for trial or a hearing on a contested matter on the date assigned, or make other appearances or preparations the court deems necessary for appropriate and timely case administration, may be considered an abandonment of the party's position or a failure to prosecute or defend diligently.

(c) Suspension/Disbarment. An attorney suspended or barred from the practice of law before any court may be served with an order to show cause why the attorney should not similarly be suspended or barred from practice before this court until the attorney is reinstated as an active member in good standing of that other court.

Cross-reference: Sanctions—Settlement & Compromise – LBR 9019-1(e)(2)(D).