Texas Appellate Lawyer & Attorney : D. Todd Smith Law Firm : Appeals, Sanctions, Summary Judgment : Austin, Texas

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Roger Hughes tipped me off to this opinion from the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, which borrows a Spanish expression I had the privilege of learning directly from the source cited, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Raul Gonzalez.  Roughly translated, ya basta means "enough is enough."

As Roger observed:

The 13th Ct App (notoriously lenient in putting up with the difficult appellant) finally sanctions someone and their lawyer for a frivolous mandamus.  After finding counsel's citation to authority so bad as to be "bad faith", the court states:

Finally, we order Mr. Leas to cease and desist from filing frivolous motions and pleadings in this Court and the trial court.⁽⁸²⁾  Ya Basta!⁽⁸³⁾

Sanctions with salsa.  Only in Texas.