Bucci v. Kent

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON DIVISION GUY RICHARD BUCCI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:22-cv-00604 BRIAN DOOLEY KENT, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On February 5, 2024, I granted in part and denied in part Defendant Brian Dooley Kent’s motion for attorneys’ fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1927. [ECF No. 66]. This statute allows courts to require “any attorney . . . who so multiplies the proceedings in any case unreasonably and vexatiously . . . to satisfy personally the excess costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees…