Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.
501 U.S. 32 (1991) Cited 9,165 times 14 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Fink v. Gomez
239 F.3d 989 (9th Cir. 2001) Cited 893 timesHolding sanctions can be imposed for recklessness "coupled with an improper purpose"
Federal Trade Commission v. Affordable Media, LLC
179 F.3d 1228 (9th Cir. 1999) Cited 433 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that contempt has to be proved by clear and convincing evidence
Go-Video, Inc. v. Motion Picture Ass'n of America
10 F.3d 693 (9th Cir. 1993) Cited 390 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that a protective order should be read in a reasonable and common sense manner so that its prohibitions are connected to its purpose
Pac. Pictures Corp. v. U.S. Dist. Court for the Cent. Dist. of California (In re Pac. Pictures Corp.)
679 F.3d 1121 (9th Cir. 2012) Cited 149 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that “victim” did not have common legal interest with the government due to a “shared desire to see the same outcome in a legal matter”—i.e., a conviction; “[i]nstead, the parties must make the communication in pursuit of a joint strategy in accordance with some form of agreement—whether written or unwritten”
In re Crystal Palace Gambling Hall, Inc.
817 F.2d 1361 (9th Cir. 1987) Cited 123 timesHolding that a court may adjudge the party in contempt when a party disobeys a specific and definite court order
Aloe Vera of America, Inc. v. United States
376 F.3d 960 (9th Cir. 2004) Cited 70 timesHolding that, in light of the violations of a court order, "the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing sanctions in the amount of [the opposing party's] attorneys' fees and costs incurred as a direct result of th[o]se violations"
On Command Video Corp. v. LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
976 F. Supp. 917 (N.D. Cal. 1997) Cited 33 timesFinding that "Plaintiff's use of protected information to file a separate state court lawsuit—as opposed to this litigation—is tantamount to no compliance at all" and holding the plaintiff in civil contempt.
In re Grand Jury Subpoena
646 F.3d 159 (4th Cir. 2011) Cited 9 timesStating standard of review for a motion to quash
Information Resources, Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
999 F. Supp. 591 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) Cited 17 timesHolding that plaintiff waived work-product protection by offering the materials to various government agencies for purposes of persuading the agencies to institute suit against defendants, noting that "the plaintiff and the government authorities were neither adversaries nor allies when the documents were submitted
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 94,405 times 647 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 Cited 45,672 times 316 Legal AnalysesHolding that a party may be barred from using a witness if it fails to disclose the witness
Section 2019.210 - Action alleging misappropriation of trade secret
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 2019.210 Cited 143 times 27 Legal AnalysesRequiring party alleging misappropriation to identify trade secrets with reasonable particularity before commencing discovery