Legal Opinion
Matta v. May
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1997No. 96-20418PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Joseph Charles Matta (“Matta”) appeals from the an order awarding Appellee S. Beville May (“May”) $290,262 in attorney fees as a sanction against Matta. We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
This action and the related case of Barnes v. Levitt, No. H-92-898, arose from Wander-Ion Ann Barnes’s (“Barnes”) employment at the Houston branch office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Matta supervised Barnes in his capacity as the assistant regional administrator of the SEC. May was the attorney representing Barnes in connection with Barnes’s…
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