Legal Opinion

In the Matter of United Markets International, Inc., Debtor. W. Steve Smith, Trustee v. R. David Legg

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 28, 1994No. 93-2613PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal of a “death penalty” sanction imposed by the district court on appellant R. David Legg. The district court struck Legg’s pleadings and stayed him from filing further pleadings in the action until he pays the more than $60,000 in sanctions previously entered against him. We AFFIRM.

Facts and Procedural History

This consolidated case arose from the 1985 bankruptcy of United Markets International, Inc. (“UMI”) — of which Legg is the former president and sole shareholder — and from numerous related lawsuits and adversary proceedings involving Legg. 1 The appellee in this case is…

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