Legal Opinion
Gerald F. Stanley, Jack Leavitt, Federal Public Defender, Intervenor-Appellee v. Jeanne Woodford
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 7, 2006No. 04-16255PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal from a sanctions order compelling attorney Jack Leavitt (“Leavitt”) to pay attorney’s fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and the district court’s inherent powers. The Magistrate Judge sanctioned Leavitt for violating, twice and in bad faith, the Magistrate Judge’s order barring further appearances on behalf of a California prisoner in capital habeas corpus proceedings under .28 U.S.C. § 2254. District Judge Damrell affirmed, and Leavitt immediately appeals. We are called on to decide whether, after the Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion in Cunningham…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Cunningham v. Hamilton CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Eavenson, Auchmuty & Greenwald v. HoltzmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Kouri PerezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Appeal of Licht & SemonoffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by17 opinions
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