Legal Opinion
Michael Williamson v. Recovery Limited Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 10, 2016No. 14-4231PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves yet another skirmish in the legal battle over the treasure from the S.S. Central America, the history of which was recounted in an earlier deci sion by this panel in Williamson v. Recovery Ltd. Partnership (Williamson II), 731 F.3d 608 (6th Cir. 2013). In this case, we review the district court’s imposition of sanctions against the defendants’ attorney, Richard Robol, for hampering the enforcement of a court order in bad faith. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
I. Background
On July 20, 2006, the United States District Court for the…
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