Legal Opinion
Brenda Chilcutt v. United States of America, Randell P. Means, in His Individual Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1993No. 92-1668PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
When the defendant, United States of America, failed to properly respond to the plaintiffs’ discovery requests in the case sub judice, the district court ordered the Government to produce previously requested documents and respond to unanswered interrogatories. The court also ordered the Assistant United States Attorney (“AUSA”), Mr. Randell Means, to personally reimburse the plaintiffs for attorney’s fees which arose from the Government’s discovery abuse. When the Government disobeyed the district court’s order to fulfill its discovery obligations and attempted to…
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