Legal Opinion
Lahiri v. Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 7, 2010No. 09-55111PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONLON, District Judge:
Anthony Kornarens is an attorney specializing in copyright law. Kornarens was severely sanctioned by the district court for his five-year bad faith pursuit of a frivolous copyright infringement claim. In its 21-page order, the district court awarded defendants $247,397.28 in attorneys’ fees and $10,808.76 in costs, under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 1 and the court’s inherent sanctioning power. Kornarens appeals, contending the sanctions were unwarranted and excessive. 2 We disagree and affirm.
I
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. A district court’s imposition of sanctions…
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