15 Cited authorities

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.

    501 U.S. 32 (1991)   Cited 9,120 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. Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper

    447 U.S. 752 (1980)   Cited 2,825 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding 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”
  3. B.K.B. v. Maui Police Dept

    276 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2002)   Cited 957 times
    Holding that misconduct committed "in an unreasonable and vexatious manner" that "multiplies the proceedings" violates § 1927
  4. Leon v. IDX Systems Corp.

    464 F.3d 951 (9th Cir. 2006)   Cited 759 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs Sarbanes-Oxley claim and Title VII retaliation claims involved the same nucleus of operative facts, including the time, cause, and circumstances of plaintiffs termination
  5. Fink v. Gomez

    239 F.3d 989 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 891 times
    Holding sanctions can be imposed for recklessness "coupled with an improper purpose"
  6. In re Dyer

    322 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 710 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding penalties designed to coerce compliance are civil in nature
  7. In re Girardi

    611 F.3d 1027 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 101 times
    Finding sanctionable the attorney's recitation of "weak" factual contentions "without reasonable and competent inquiry"
  8. Mark Industries, Ltd. v. Sea Captain's Choice, Inc.

    50 F.3d 730 (9th Cir. 1995)   Cited 89 times
    Upholding district court's imposition of sanctions on attorney for bad faith conduct including misrepresentation of facts to the court and emphasizing that the court was within its discretion to view attorney's actions as "willful abuse of the judicial process or bad faith conduct"
  9. Barnd v. City of Tacoma

    664 F.2d 1339 (9th Cir. 1982)   Cited 59 times
    Finding of bad faith or intentional misconduct by counsel required for award of sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927
  10. Hubbard v. Plaza Bonita, L.P.

    Civil No. 09-1581-JLS(WVG) (S.D. Cal. Jun. 13, 2011)   Cited 2 times

    Civil No. 09-1581-JLS(WVG). June 13, 2011 ORDER AFTER ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE HEARINGS WILLIAM GALLO, Magistrate Judge I PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On July 22, 2009, Plaintiff Barbara Hubbard (hereafter "Plaintiff" or "Barbara"), filed a Complaint against the Plaza Bonita Shopping Center, and most, if not all, of the tenants at the shopping center. The Complaint alleges that all of the named Defendants violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (hereafter "ADA"). Plaintiff's Complaint names at least 44

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

    28 U.S.C. § 1927   Cited 8,785 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