Legal Opinion
United States v. Associated Convalescent Enterprises, Inc., United States of America v. Leo Branton, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1985No. 84-6240, 84-6304PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge.
Leo Branton appeals an order of the district court, 600 F.Supp. 18, imposing monetary sanctions against him under 28 U.S.C. § 1927. The court found that Mr. Branton had unreasonably delayed a trial by causing himself to be disqualified as the attorney of record one day before the trial was scheduled to begin. The government has cross-appealed, asserting that the district court’s sanctions were inadequate. We affirm the order of the district court.
FACTS
The underlying case involves an attempt by the United States to recover allegedly improper Medicare charges by three…
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