Legal Opinion
Milltex Industries Corp. v. Jacquard Lace Company, Ltd., Avrom R. Vann, Esq.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 1995No. 934, Docket 94-7498PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
Avrom R. Vann, counsel for Jacquard Lace Company, Ltd. (“Jacquard”), appeals a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Thomas P. Griesa, Chief Judge), holding him and Jacquard jointly and severally hable for $21,-510.28 in attorney’s fees and costs incurred by appellee Milltex Industries Corp. (“Mill-tex”) in bringing the underlying action. 1 The question presented is whether the district court abused its discretion in imposing the sanctions on Vann pursuant to its inherent powers. We hold that it did. Under standards…
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