Legal Opinion
Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1980No. 79-701PublishedCited by 2,396 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case presents the question whether federal courts have statutory or inherent power to tax attorney’s fees directly against counsel who have abused the processes of the courts.
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In June 1975, two former employees and one unsuccessful job applicant brought a civil rights class action against petitioner Roadway Express, Inc. (Roadway). The complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana alleged that Roadway’s employment policies discriminated on the basis of race, and asked for equitable relief.1
Counsel for the plaintiffs — Robert E. Piper, Jr.,…
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