Legal Opinion
Nasco, Inc. v. Calcasieu Television and Radio, Inc., and G. Russell Chambers, and Richard A. Curry, Edwin A. McCabe and A.J. Gray, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1990No. 89-4137PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Calcasieu Television and Radio, Inc. and its sole shareholder and director, Russell Chambers, appeal the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees to NASCO based on Chambers’s bad faith in conducting his defense to NASCO’s breach of contract suit. 124 F.R.D. 120 (1985). We find that the district court has inherent power to prevent frustration of its judicial duty by a party. We also conclude that, although jurisdiction in this suit rested on diversity of citizenship, the district court may, without reference to Louisiana law, award attorneys’ fees to the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America v. Energy Gathering, Inc., John Fox, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Bennie Whitehead v. Food Max of Mississippi, Inc., Kmart Corporation v. Paul S. MinorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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- Crowe v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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