Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 15, 2012No. 10-4254UnpublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Don Bailey, attorney for Plaintiff Thom Lewis, seeks review of the District Court’s imposition of sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 — sanctions the District Court assessed because it concluded that Bailey had filed this suit in bad faith. We will affirm. 1
On March 19, 2007, Bailey, acting on behalf of Mr. Lewis, filed an initial action in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. See Lewis v. Smith, No. 07-cv-512 (M.D.Pa.) (Muir, J.) (Lewis I). Lewis I alleged civil rights violations stemming from supposed illegal actions by Defendants Flaherty, Sterner, and…
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