Legal Opinion
Pratt v. California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2001No. 99-16705; D.C. No. CV 95-05856-RECPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
William B. Phillips and Linda S. Mitlyng, former counsel for a plaintiff, Terry W. Pratt, in an employment discrimination case, appeal the district court’s orders awarding attorney’s fees to defendants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927. They argue that they should not be held jointly and severally liable for the fees, when the sanctionable conduct was that of their co-counsel, Richard Hale. Moreover, they argue that the amount of fees awarded was unreasonable and that the district court should have granted their counter-motions for costs and attorney’s fees against the defendants. We…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Barber v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Estate of John Marvin Blas, Through Mildred Chargualaf, Personal Representative, and Mark E. Griffin, Guam Legal Services Corp. v. Paul Winkler, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Bonilla v. Volvo Car Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
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