Legal Opinion
In re TCI Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 1985No. Nos. 84-2610, 84-2655 and 84-2656PublishedCited by 220 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Lawyers sometimes file first and think later. This may impose on the other party the costs of deciphering the pleading, running down the cases, informing the court, and putting things right. One of the premises of the legal system, however, is that each party should bear its own expenses and not fob them off on the otherside.
A court may order an attorney who “multiplies the proceedings ... unreasonably and vexatiously” to bear the adversary’s costs and attorneys’ fees personally, 28 U.S.C. §' 1927. William L. Needier & Associates, Ltd., filed unjustified pleadings…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by220 opinions
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- Szabo Food Service, Inc. v. Canteen CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Morton M. Hill, Jr. v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental Bank N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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