Legal Opinion
Banger v. Philadelphia Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 17, 1969No. 17946PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The district court ordered the attorney for a plaintiff in a civil action to pay to the clerk of the court $250 as a penalty for what the court found to be inexcusable failure to file a pre-trial memorandum as required by a standing order of the court. The court characterized the lawyer’s conduct as “inexcusably dilatory” and as disobedience of the standing order.
On April 9, 1969 the district court denied a motion to reconsider the sanction it had imposed. The same day the attorney paid $250 to the clerk of the court, and the next day the clerk disposed of the item by…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- John Gamble v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Jarka Corp. Of Philadelphia. Appeal of Timothy J. MahoneyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
4Cited by2 opinions
- Myer Phillips, Administrator of the Estate of Gary Louis Phillips, Deceased v. Cheltenham Township and John Ward. Appeal of John WardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Banger v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969