Legal Opinion
Prentiss E. Smith, M.D., Phillip A. Wittmann, Movants-Appellants v. Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1992No. 91-3260PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Prentiss Smith and his attorneys appeal sanctions imposed under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 and 26(g), 28 U.S.C. § 1927, and the inherent power of the court. See Smith v. Our Lady of the Lake Hosp., 135 F.R.D. 139 (M.D.La.1991). They also argue that the district judge should have been disqualified under 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) because of his relationship with the defendant hospital and a defendant physician. We reverse the imposition of sanctions and thus need not reach the issue of recusal.
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Smith was a cardiovascular surgeon associated with Our Lady of the Lake Hospital…
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- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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