Legal Opinion

Cecilia Browning v. Stephen J. Kramer, M.D., Intervenor-Appellant. And Lauren Kramer v. Travelers Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 20, 1991No. 89-2720PublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Chief Judge:

This is our second review of the award of. attorneys’ fees and costs made against Dr. Stephen Kramer and his attorney/wife, Lauren Kramer. The original appeal was remanded so that the district court could identify the statutory basis of its award and make findings of fact in support of its decision. On this appeal, we reverse the award made under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 against Dr. Kramer. We vacate and remand the award made against Ms. Kramer with directions to (1) identify the specific claims made and conduct by Ms. Kramer during the prosecution of this action which multiplied…

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  4. Rose v. Batson v. Neal Spelce Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. Geraldine Marie Blodgett, in Re Hector C. Perez, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by85 opinions

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  4. Travelers Insurance v. Liljeberg Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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