Judge Stays $623K Attorney Fee Sanction In Avocado Oil Case Pending Mandamus Writ

( March 13, 2026, 1:51 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge granted a plaintiff’s motion to stay a $623,000 attorney fee sanction against her attorneys for allegedly bringing a frivolous suit against Walmart Inc. pending the outcome of their petition for a writ of mandamus before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on the condition that the plaintiff post a supersedeas bond in the full amount of the sanctions....