Hyde Drath v. Baker
24 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 1994) Cited 413 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the district court abused its discretion by sanctioning appellees' counsel for appellees' failure to attend depositions but the special master monitoring discovery found counsel's behavior unobjectionable
Agretti v. ANR Freight System, Inc.
982 F.2d 242 (7th Cir. 1992) Cited 68 timesConcluding that a party did not have standing to challenge a settlement agreement in which a co-defendant agreed to declare the contract void because the non-settling party retained the right to assert that the contract was valid and enforceable, despite the obvious practical burden of having its contractual partner disavow the contract
Dunn v. Sears, Roebuck Co.
639 F.2d 1171 (5th Cir. 1981) Cited 36 timesHolding that in absence of a motion for directed verdict, sufficiency of evidence is not reviewable on appeal
Atwood v. Pacific Maritime Ass'n
432 F. Supp. 491 (D. Or. 1977) Cited 13 timesFinding that voluntary dismissal with prejudice of claim against one defendant would be unfair to co-defendant
Rule 41 - Dismissal of Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 41 Cited 116,471 times 200 Legal AnalysesHolding that such dismissal "operates as an adjudication on the merits"
Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs
28 U.S.C. § 1927 Cited 9,034 times 81 Legal AnalysesGranting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct