Legal Opinion
Lease v. Fishel
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 1, 2010No. 5:07-mj-00003PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MARTIN C. CARLSON, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. Introduction
This case now comes before the Court for the purpose of addressing the appropriate measure of attorneys’ fees to impose as a sanction for what has previously been found to be the latest failure by plaintiffs counsel to fulfill his professional responsi bilities and abide by court-ordered deadlines in civil litigation. 1
These failures, which have been persistent and profound, are particularly regrettable and unfortunate since this sanctions litigation is only the latest episode in a repeated history of sanctions…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Peltzer v. PeltzerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
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