Legal Opinion
Morris v. Peterson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1989No. 85-1931PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolloway, Chief Judge
The procedural posture here is complicated but the legal issue is simple: May a district court assess appellate attorney’s fees under either its inherent equitable powers or 28 U.S.C. § 1927 when the application is made in a district court of another district than the one from which the appeal was taken? We hold that under these circumstances a district court may not make such an award and we reverse.
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In a Colorado state court, appellants Dunlap and Rector filed a legal malpractice action against defendants Peterson and the Kansas law firm of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy. The…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- John C. Shimman v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
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