Legal Opinion
Baca v. Berry
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2015No. 14-2174, 14-2181PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge.
This case arises out of an award of attorneys’ fees imposed as a sanction on attorneys who brought a voting-rights lawsuit against the Mayor of Albuquerque. After dismissing the case, the district court found the attorneys unreasonably multiplied proceedings in what it called a meritless case and sanctioned them under 28 U.S.C. § 1927. They argue the award was an abuse of discretion. The Mayor cross-appealed, arguing the court abused its discretion by declining to award fees under several other provisions the Mayor raised as grounds for sanctions.
Although most of the…
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