22 Cited authorities

Hensley v. Eckerhart
461 U.S. 424 (1983) Cited 21,571 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute
Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor
521 U.S. 591 (1997) Cited 6,954 times 69 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval
Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.
501 U.S. 32 (1991) Cited 9,208 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"
Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper
447 U.S. 752 (1980) Cited 2,846 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”
Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo, S. A. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc.
527 U.S. 308 (1999) Cited 777 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that preliminary injunctive relief freezing defendants' assets was not warranted because injunctive relief was historically unavailable where plaintiff sought only money damages for breach of contract
New York Ass'n for Retarded Child. v. Carey
711 F.2d 1136 (2d Cir. 1983) Cited 2,059 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding unreasonable the addition of contingency bonuses to fee awards to non-profit law offices
United States v. Hayman
342 U.S. 205 (1952) Cited 1,245 times
Holding that § 2255 is an adequate remedy even in light of a limiting clause requiring a petitioner to exhaust other remedies first, and therefore not reaching the constitutional question
De Beers Mines v. United States
325 U.S. 212 (1945) Cited 1,037 times
Holding that a preliminary injunction is "appropriate to grant intermediate relief of the same character as that which may be granted finally"
Oliveri v. Thompson
803 F.2d 1265 (2d Cir. 1986) Cited 917 times
Holding that imposition of sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and district court's inherent power requires showing of bad faith
U.S. v. International Broth. of Teamsters
948 F.2d 1338 (2d Cir. 1991) Cited 431 times
Holding 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"

Meyer v. Kalanick

22 Cited authorities

Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute

Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval

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"

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”

Holding that preliminary injunctive relief freezing defendants' assets was not warranted because injunctive relief was historically unavailable where plaintiff sought only money damages for breach of contract

Holding unreasonable the addition of contingency bonuses to fee awards to non-profit law offices

Holding that § 2255 is an adequate remedy even in light of a limiting clause requiring a petitioner to exhaust other remedies first, and therefore not reaching the constitutional question

Holding that a preliminary injunction is "appropriate to grant intermediate relief of the same character as that which may be granted finally"

Holding that imposition of sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and district court's inherent power requires showing of bad faith

Holding 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"