Baldwin Hardware Corp. v. Franksu Enterprise Corp.

PLAGER, Circuit Judge.

Klayman & Associates, P.C., a law firm (“K & A”), challenges sanctions imposed on the firm by the trial court for failure to comply with local rules and for “unreasonably and vexatiously multiplying the proceedings,” during K & A’s defense in design patent and trademark infringement litigation brought by Baldwin Hardware Corporation (“Baldwin”) against FrankSu Enterprise Corporation, Mr. Frank Su, and Decorators Accessories Ltd. (“Decorax”). Larry Klayman, K & A’s lead counsel in the litigation, appeals from the trial court’s order permanently prohibiting Mr. Klayman…