Legal Opinion
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System v. Reimer & Koger Associates
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1999No. 97-1880, 97-2811PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System appeals from orders of the district court awarding attorneys fees and costs against it under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 (1994). KPERS points out that the awards were entered against KPERS itself, whereas the statute authorizes awards against KPERS’s attorneys. KPERS argues that the fees and costs were not justified, as it did not act unreasonably or in bad faith. KPERS also contends that the award in favor of Peat Marwick is excessive. We affirm the orders of the district court as modified.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re Kansas Public Employees Retirement SystemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Avalon Cinema Corporation v. Reed W. Thompson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Mayor of the City of North Little Rock, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Erik Gundacker v. Unisys CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Lindquist & Vennum v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Wayne Field v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Richard D. Donohoo, Craig R. Mathies, Cheryl C. Godbout-Bandal v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bruce A. Rasmussen, Bruce A. Rasmussen & Associates, Ltd. v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System v. RussellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System v. Reimer & Koger Associates, a Kansas Corporation Ronald Reimer, an Individual Kenneth H. Koger, an Individual Clifford W. Shinski, an Individual Brent Messick, an Individual Robert Crew, an Individual, Sherman Dreiseszun, an Individual I.I. Ozar, an Individual Frank Sebree, an Individual Michael K. Russell an Individual Gage & Tucker, a Law Partnership Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., an Accountancy Firm Kpmg Peat Marwick, an Accountancy Firm Robert Spence, an Individual Marilyn J., Co-Executor of the Estate of Frank S. Morgan, Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Robert Crew, an Individual v. Reimer & Koger Associates Ronald Reimer, an Individual Kenneth H. Koger, an Individual Clifford W. Shinski, an Individual Brent Messick, an Individual Sherman Dreiseszun, an Individual I.I. Ozar, an Individual Frank Sebree, an Individual Michael K. Russell, an Individual Gage & Tucker, a Law Partnership Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., an Accountancy Firm, Kpmg Peat Marwick, an Accountancy Firm Robert Spence, an Individual Thomas S. Morgan, Co-Executor of the Estate of Frank S. Morgan Marilyn J., Co-Executor of the Estate of Frank S. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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