Case Name: Bonnie G. SNAVELY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas E. MILLER, Yellow Stone Fly "Yellow Stone," LLC, Debtors-Appellees, Office of the U.S. Trustee, U.S. Trustee's Office, Trustee-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-30
Citations: 164 F. App'x 646
Docket Number: No. 04-35814
Parties: Bonnie G. SNAVELY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas E. MILLER, Yellow Stone Fly “Yellow Stone,” LLC, Debtors—Appellees, Office of the U.S. Trustee, U.S. Trustee’s Office, Trustee— Appellee.
Judges: Before: KLEINFELD and GRABER, Circuit Judges, and RAFEEDIE, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Bankruptcy Reporter
Volume: 339
Pages: 646–647

Head Matter:
Bonnie G. SNAVELY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas E. MILLER, Yellow Stone Fly “Yellow Stone,” LLC, Debtors—Appellees, Office of the U.S. Trustee, U.S. Trustee’s Office, Trustee— Appellee.
No. 04-35814.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Jan. 10, 2006.
Decided Jan. 30, 2006.
James A. Patten, Esq., Patten, Peter-man, Bekkedahl & Green, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Jon R. Binney, Esq., Milodragovich Dale & Dye, PC, Missoula, MT, Gary S. Des-chenes, Esq., Deschenes Law Office, Quentin M. Rhoades, Great Falls, MT, for Debtors-Appellees.
Daniel P. McKay, Esq., Office of the United States Trustee, Great Falls, MT, for Trustee-Appellee.
Before: KLEINFELD and GRABER, Circuit Judges, and RAFEEDIE, District Judge.
The Honorable Edward Rafeedie, Senior United States District Judge for the Central District of California, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Bonnie G. Snavely appeals the bankruptcy court's order that enjoins her from pursuing state law easement claims against Douglas Miller and his successor in interest, Yellow Stone Fly 'Yellow Stone", LLC, and awards sanctions against her for bringing such claims. The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court. We affirm in part and dismiss in part.
The bankruptcy court ordered that Snavely dismiss with prejudice her state law easement claims within ten days of the order. Rather than appeal the order, she complied.
Under Montana law, a dismissal with prejudice has full res judicata effect, and a party cannot later bring the same cause of action. Even if the bankruptcy court's order were reversed, this court would have no authority to order the Montana court to allow Snavely to re-file. Accordingly, the appeal of the bankruptcy court's injunction must be dismissed as moot.
The award of sanctions was not an abuse of discretion because the Bankruptcy Court found bad faith and abusive litigation tactics on the part of Snavely, and it is within the inherent power of the bankruptcy court to sanction such tactics. We therefore affirm the award of sanctions.
AFFIRMED as to sanctions; otherwise DISMISSED. Costs on appeal awarded against Appellant.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.
. First Call, Inc. v. Capital Answering Serv., Inc., 271 Mont. 425, 898 P.2d 96 (1995); State ex rel. City of Havre v. Dist. Court of 12th Judicial Dist., 187 Mont. 181, 609 P.2d 275, 278 (1980), overruled on other grounds by Cantrell v. Henderson, 221 Mont. 201, 718 P.2d 318, 320-21 (1986).
. See Foster v. Carson, 347 F.3d 742, 745 (9th Cir.2003) (describing the doctrine of mootness).
. Knupfer v. Lindblade (In re Dyer), 322 F.3d 1178, 1196 (9th Cir.2003).