Legal Opinion
Renetta M. Miera v. Dairyland Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1998No. 97-2048, 97-2135PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN C. PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.
Renetta M. Miera instituted this action in New Mexico state court seeking a declaratory judgment and other relief to confirm the terms of an arbitration award assessing her property and personal injury damages resulting from a collision she had with an uninsured motorist. Dairyland Insurance Company, her insurer, removed the action to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction and obtained not only judgment on the merits but also attorney’s fees and costs levied personally against Ms. Miera’s attorney under 28 U.S.C. § 1927. We hold the district court…
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