Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc.
530 U.S. 133 (2000) Cited 21,083 times 22 Legal AnalysesHolding that, since the 58-year-old plaintiff was fired by his 60-year-old employer, there was an inference that "age discrimination was not the motive"
Cooter Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.
496 U.S. 384 (1990) Cited 4,129 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that it is necessarily an abuse of discretion to apply the wrong legal standard
Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper
447 U.S. 752 (1980) Cited 2,841 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that a court may impose attorney's fee sanction against opposing counsel for “abusive litigation practices” only in “narrowly defined circumstances,” including where the court makes a finding that “counsel's conduct ... constituted or was tantamount to bad faith”
Cordoba v. Dillard's, Inc.
419 F.3d 1169 (11th Cir. 2005) Cited 675 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that a claim "built ... from language in our own opinions" was not frivolous
Cox v. Adm' U.S. Steel & Carnegie
17 F.3d 1386 (11th Cir. 1994) Cited 814 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Eleventh Circuit does not follow the non-identity rule, and noting that it would permit vicarious liability even if it did follow the non-identity rule
Farley v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.
197 F.3d 1322 (11th Cir. 1999) Cited 622 timesHolding a gap of approximately seven weeks is sufficiently close
Avirgan v. Hull
932 F.2d 1572 (11th Cir. 1991) Cited 792 timesHolding that a party cannot satisfy its burden at summary judgment by relying on legal conclusions or conclusory allegations
Goldsmith v. City of Atmore
996 F.2d 1155 (11th Cir. 1993) Cited 461 timesHolding that under the common law "an agent is one who agrees to act on behalf of another, subject to the other's control."
U.S. v. International Broth. of Teamsters
948 F.2d 1338 (2d Cir. 1991) Cited 430 timesHolding that a court may order sanctions pursuant to its inherent powers where a party or attorney "has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons"
Head v. Glacier Northwest Inc.
413 F.3d 1053 (9th Cir. 2005) Cited 276 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiff suffered a substantial impairment in his ability to think because his bipolar disorder limited his memory and ability to focus
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 35,740 times 139 Legal AnalysesHolding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs
28 U.S.C. § 1927 Cited 8,830 times 81 Legal AnalysesGranting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct
Rule 38 - Frivolous Appeal-Damages and Costs
Fed. R. App. P. 38 Cited 2,646 times 14 Legal AnalysesAllowing the court to award damages and costs for a frivolous appeal upon "a separately filed motion"
Rule 39 - Costs
Fed. R. App. P. 39 Cited 1,046 times 5 Legal AnalysesImposing no direct limitations on the court's ability to "orde[r] otherwise"
Section 1912 - Damages and costs on affirmance
28 U.S.C. § 1912 Cited 446 times 1 Legal AnalysesAuthorizing an award of damages and single or double costs when a judgment is affirmed
Form 7 - Declaration of Inmate Filing
Fed. R. App. P. 7 Cited 228 times 2 Legal Analyses______________________________________________ [insert name of court; for example, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota] A.B., Plaintiff v. }Case No.________ C.D., Defendant I am an inmate confined in an institution. Today, ________ [insert date], I am depositing the ________ [insert title of document; for example, "notice of appeal"] in this case in the institution's internal mail system. First-class postage is being prepaid either by me or by the institution on my behalf.