Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.
501 U.S. 32 (1991) Cited 9,169 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"
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 35,619 times 139 Legal Analyses
Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 Cited 33,521 times 51 Legal Analyses
Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)
Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs
28 U.S.C. § 1927 Cited 8,813 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