Legal Opinion
Fayemi v. Hambrecht & Quist, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 1, 1997No. 95 Civ. 5731(LAP)(JCF)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
This case presents two significant issues concerning discovery sanctions: first, whether a federal court has the power to sanction a party for obtaining evidence improperly outside of the litigation process; and second, whether otherwise appropriate sanctions should be withheld where the party seeking them has itself engaged in misconduct.
These questions arise in the context of an employment discrimination case. The plaintiff, Wole Fayemi, alleges that he was terminated from his job as a stock analyst at the firm of Hambrecht and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Turner v. Hudson Transit Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Gumbel v. PitkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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