Legal Opinion
Harlan v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1993No. Nos. 92-1428, 92-1489PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
James S. Lewis, M.D., and his lawyer, Calvin J. Hall, appeal from an order of the district court imposing sanctions on Hall for improper and unethical conduct in ex parte conversations with two treating physician witnesses. The district court1 sanctioned Hall $2,500 for each of the two conversations. 141 F.R.D. 107. On appeal, Hall argues that the district court erred in imposing sanctions without a finding of bad faith, in attempting to enforce the Model Rules of Professional Conduct outside of state disciplinary proceedings, and in depriving him of property…
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