Legal Opinion
Dal Pozzo, Kevin A. v. Richards Brick Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 2006No. 04-4277PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges an award of costs and attorneys’ fees imposed against Attorney Gregory Vacala as a sanction for his postsettlement obstructionism that necessitated an otherwise unnecessary motion to enforce the parties’ settlement agreement. We agree with the district court that Vaca-la’s conduct was sanctionable. Moreover, his appeal is frivolous. We order Vacala to pay reasonable attorneys’ fees and double costs as a sanction pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
I. Background
Plaintiff Kevin Dal Pozzo was injured on the job when…
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