Legal Opinion
Kotsilieris v. Chalmers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 10, 1992No. 91-1973PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.
This case not only tests the limits of the district court’s discretion, but it tests this court’s discretion as well. Today, we must decide whether a district court abused its discretion under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 when awarding attorneys’ fees against counsel who inadvertently waited until the eve of trial before making a jury demand. In deciding this issue we must address two questions: did counsel act vexatiously, and was $5,546.25 an excessive award?
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Ronald P. Kane and Michael A. Kraft, the appellants in this case, served as counsel for the plaintiff, Paris…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Morton M. Hill, Jr. v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- In re TCI Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Wages v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- State of Illinois v. Sangamo Construction Co. And J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Gottlieb v. Westin Hotel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Pacific Dunlop Holdings, Inc. v. BaroshCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- MacH v. Will County SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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