Legal Opinion
Blair v. Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1985No. 84-1130PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
The district court required Walter Lloyd Blair, Esq., and his client, Gene D. Bennett, to pay defendants’ attorneys’ fees for bringing and pressing a frivolous and scandalous suit. Blair alone appeals, and we affirm.
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Bennett’s lawsuit followed within two months after his wife sought shelter from his abuse at Shenandoah Women’s Center, Inc. (Shenandoah). Blair filed the suit on behalf of Bennett arid his two minor children (who were in the custody of his wife), claiming “Discrimination Based on Sex, Conspiracy False Arrest, Malicious, Prosecution, Assault and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jack A. Gullo v. Miriam Anne Hirst and Quin S. ElsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Robinson v. RitchieCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Bernstein Ex Rel. Bernstein v. MenardDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1983
3Cited by3 opinions
- Marquardt v. PapenfuseCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- O'KEEFE v. MurphyDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1994
- Walter Lloyd Blair v. Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc. Barbara Kukla Janis Christopher Berkeley County Board of Education Martinsburg City Police Department Officer Danny Lyons Officer John Doe No. 1 Officer John Doe No. 2 Debbie Stubberfield Miss Melissa Butts Ms. Dana "Doe" United Way and the State of West Virginia, in Re Gene D. Bennett, Michael D. Bennett, Genele D. Bennett, Next Best Friend, Gene D. Bennett v. Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985