Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Housing Authority & Urban Redevelopment Agency of the City of Atlantic City
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 27, 2001No. CIV.A.97-1558PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORLOFSKY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Once again, this Court is confronted with the spectacle of an attorney who has callously disregarded his professional obligations to this Court, his adversary, and his clients. In this case, Plaintiffs’ counsel, Clifford L. Van Syoc, Esquire, has in bad faith turned a blind eye to the facts and law and has unreasonably and vexatiously multiplied the proceedings in this case. The record reveals that Mr. Van Syoc continued to pursue this lawsuit even when it became clear that there was no basis in law or fact upon which his clients could prevail.…
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