Legal Opinion
Edwards v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1998No. 97-11190PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal of attorney sanctions requires us to decide whether a district court may sanction an attorney for filings made in state court prior to removal. Because we conclude that district courts are not authorized to do so, we reverse that portion of the award that is based on pre-removal conduct. Because, however, the sanctioned attorney continued to maintain her case in federal court long after she realized it had no merit, we affirm that portion of the award that is based on her vexatious multiplication of the proceedings.
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Plaintiff William Edwards was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Boyce W. Childs v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Bruce C. Waltzer, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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