Opinion ID: 2350548
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: L & R's attorney fees and costs.

Text: [¶ 29] L & R asks this Court to award it attorney fees and costs in defending this appeal pursuant to W.R.A.P. 10.05: Rule 10.05. Costs and penalties on affirmance. If the judgment or appealable order is affirmed in a civil case, appellee shall recover the cost for publication of the brief with the cost to be computed at the rate allowed by law for making the transcript of the evidence. If the court certifies there was no reasonable cause for the appeal, a reasonable amount for attorneys' fees and damages to the appellee shall be fixed by the appellate court and taxed as part of the costs in the case. The amount for attorneys' fees shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). The amount for damages to the appellee shall not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). [¶ 30] An appellate court is reluctant to grant sanctions and will do so only in rare circumstances. Budd-Falen Law Offices, P.C. v. Rocky Mt. Recovery, Inc., 2005 WY 77, ¶ 8, 114 P.3d 1284, 1291 (Wyo.2005). This is one of those rare circumstances. The manner in which Mrs. Grynberg and Grynberg Petroleum have approached this case from beginning to end has resulted in unnecessary legal expense. Her pursuit of this appeal was simply another example of the Grynbergs' efforts to prolong this dispute and increase costs. In light of the lengthy New York proceedings, the orders staying and prohibiting other proceedings, and the contempt order, Mrs. Grynberg d/b/a Grynberg Petroleum had no reasonable cause for this appeal. L & R is entitled to attorney fees and costs.