Legal Opinion
Michael K. Topalian, Roy Jacobs, Jr., Richard H. Manuel, and Bobby W. McDonald and Armando Lopez v. John N. Ehrman, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1993No. 91-2818PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Armando Lopez, Roy Jacobs, Jr., Richard H. Manuel, and Bobby W. McDonald appeal the Final Judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, imposing sanctions in the amount of $1,000 each on Jacobs, Manuel, and McDonald (hereinafter together, “Plaintiffs”), and in excess of $300,000 on their attorney, Lopez. We affirm the sanctions against Plaintiffs; and vacate the trial court’s sanctions order and remand the case for more specific factual findings as to the sanctionable conduct of Lopez, according to the rule…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Topalian v. EhrmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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