Earaton Adams v. Austal, USA, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
In this employment discrimination lawsuit, Defendant-Appellant Austal U.S.A., L.L.C. (“Austal”), an Australian shipbuilding company, appeals the district court’s denial of its 22 motions for attorneys’ fees and sanctions against the Plaintiffs-Appel-lees and their counsel. Austal filed its motions pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5, and 28 U.S.C. § 1927. After review, we find no abuse of discretion on the part of the district court, and affirm the denial of Aus-tal’s motions.
I. BACKGROUND
This appeal arises out of a lawsuit filed…
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