Estate of Kim v. Weston CA2/8
Following a bench trial, appellants Christopher G. Weston and his alter-ego company Western Law Connection Corp. (together Weston) were found liable for fraud against former clients after intentionally misrepresenting that he was competent to handle their probate and unlawful detainer cases. Judgment was entered against him in the amount of $808,620, based in part on an order imposing issue and evidentiary sanctions against him for purposefully withholding documents during discovery.
Weston appealed, but filed an opening brief and voluminous appellant’s appendix that violated numerous procedural rules. In particular, his 66-page opening brief only included a handful of record citations on a few pages, which has completely prevented us from assessing his numerous claims of error. He has therefore failed to carry his burden to show reversible error on appeal, and we affirm. We deny respondents’ pending motion to dismiss the appeal but grant their motion for sanctions.
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