Appealability: Appellate Court Has Nice Discussion On Why Most Orders Granting Attorney’s Fees, Sanctions, And Costs Are Independently Appealable

Case Involved Application of the Disentitlement Doctrine.

            Findleton v. Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Case Nos. A156459 et al. (1^st Dist., Div. 2 Sept. 29, 2021) (published), although primarily involving application of the disentitlement doctrine to dismiss appeals by a tribe unless they complied with certain lower courts within 90 days, also contained a nice discussion on the independent appealability of orders granting attorney’s fees, sanctions, and costs.  The 1/2 DCA explains why many of these orders are final and separately appealable at pages 24-25 of the Slip Opinion, which we commend you to read in order to avoid deadline issues.