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Adams et al v. United Services Automobile Association et al

RESPONSE

67 Cited authorities

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.

    501 U.S. 32 (1991)   Cited 9,363 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "may bar from the courtroom a criminal defendant who disrupts a trial" may "assess attorney fees when a party has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons," and "may act sua sponte to dismiss a suit for failure to prosecute"

  2. Cooter Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.

    496 U.S. 384 (1990)   Cited 4,188 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it is necessarily an abuse of discretion to apply the wrong legal standard

  3. Dietz v. Bouldin

    136 S. Ct. 1885 (2016)   Cited 780 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Court has inherent authority to manage its docket "with a view toward the efficient and expedient resolution of cases."

  4. Smith v. Bayer Corp.

    564 U.S. 299 (2011)   Cited 489 times   46 Legal Analyses
    Holding plaintiff’s claim could not be enjoined because he was not a party to prior action

  5. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning

    578 U.S. 374 (2016)   Cited 240 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Grable & Sons test determines the reach of "arising under" jurisdiction for purposes of the jurisdictional grant in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  6. Wilson v. City of San Jose

    111 F.3d 688 (9th Cir. 1997)   Cited 1,540 times
    Holding that voluntary dismissal "is effective on filing and no court order is required" to effectuate it

  7. Miss. ex rel. Hood v. Au Optronics Corp.

    571 U.S. 161 (2014)   Cited 222 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the ‘100 or more persons’ referred to in the statute are ... the very ‘plaintiffs’ referred to later in the sentence" and that the word "plaintiffs" means "the actual named parties who bring an action"

  8. Schlaifer Nance Co., Inc. v. Est. of Warhol

    194 F.3d 323 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 501 times
    Holding that a motion describing the sanctionable conduct and the source of authority for the sanction provided notice

  9. In re Tyler

    839 F.2d 1290 (8th Cir. 1988)   Cited 557 times
    Holding that a court has discretion to place filing restrictions on litigants who abuse the judicial process

  10. Hamm v. Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals

    187 F.3d 941 (8th Cir. 1999)   Cited 338 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a civil conspiracy claim under § 1962(d) is dependent upon an underlying claim of racketeering activity

  11. Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1332   Cited 113,606 times   572 Legal Analyses
    Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

  12. Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 11   Cited 36,629 times   145 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

  13. Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 16   Cited 34,667 times   53 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)

  14. Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 1   Cited 15,441 times   49 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

  15. Rule 20 - Permissive Joinder of Parties

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 20   Cited 11,547 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts authority to "issue orders-including an order for separate trials."

  16. Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1927   Cited 8,937 times   81 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct

  17. Rule 38 - Frivolous Appeal-Damages and Costs

    Fed. R. App. P. 38   Cited 2,670 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Requiring a separate motion for fees and costs

  18. Section 16-22-309 - Attorney's fees in actions lacking justiciable issue

    Ark. Code § 16-22-309   Cited 48 times

    (a) (1) In any civil action in which the court having jurisdiction finds that there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised by the losing party or his attorney, the court shall award an attorney's fee in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or ten percent (10%) of the amount in controversy, whichever is less, to the prevailing party unless a voluntary dismissal is filed or the pleadings are amended as to any nonjusticiable issue within a reasonable