Legal Opinion
Floyd v. Leftwich
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 7, 1983No. 81-123, 81-1252PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
Appellants, Paula Leftwich and John C. Floyd, III, appeal from an order entered on August 28,1981 awarding appel-lee, Willie L. Leftwich, attorney’s fees and expenses in the amount of $6,593.01 jointly and severally against appellants. Both appellants claim that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter this order. Appellant Leftwich further claims that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding fees because (1) her failure to obey the underlying discovery order was substantially justified since appellee sought discovery in bad faith for the sole purpose of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Campbell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Leftwich v. LeftwichDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Firestone v. HarrisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Morfessis v. Hollywood Credit Clothing Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
- Quarles v. QuarlesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Stebbins v. StebbinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- In re S.C.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Carlos A. Wood v. Several Unknown Metropolitan Police OfficersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Esteves v. EstevesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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