Interstate Steel Setters, Inc. v. A.J. Maggio Co. (In Re Interstate Steel Setters, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM ON CROSS MOTIONS TO ASSESS SANCTIONS AGAINST RESPECTIVE COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANTS AND ORDER GRANTING BOTH MOTIONS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1927

JACK B. SCHMETTERER, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this case, Debtor sued several parties for the balance due under a construction subcontract. There was a hard fought is sue as to whether Plaintiff had properly-performed or performance had been waived or the contract modified or whether Defendant was estopped to deny performance.

The attorneys battled vigorously and often bitterly throughout the long period of trial preparation. Their vigorous…