Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Board of Education
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 12, 2000No. 00-CV-6038LPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, Chief Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether experienced trial counsel for plaintiff should be sanctioned for repeatedly issuing third-party subpoenas without giving notice to opposing counsel as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 45. In my view, the facts here fully warrant the imposition of compensatory monetary sanctions.
Procedural Background
Plaintiff, Donald Murphy, filed a 32-page complaint against officers and employees of the Rochester City School District (“School District”) and its Board, as well as the union representing the School District’s teachers, the…
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