Legal Opinion
Alex John, Jr. v. State of Louisiana, David T. Lopez, Movant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1990No. 89-4754PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
David T. Lopez, an attorney, appeals the imposition of $11,337.30 in sanctions against him. Lopez represented an employment discrimination plaintiff, Dr. Alex John, Jr., whose suit was twice dismissed for the plaintiff’s failure to make timely filings. When Lopez appealed the last dismissal of his case to this court, we reversed the dismissal as a sanction and remanded “for consideration of appropriate sanctions against Dr. John’s counsel.” On remand, Dr. John obtained new counsel for his discrimination claim, and the sanctions issue was referred to a magistrate.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Alex John, Jr. v. State of Louisiana (Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- In Re Matter of Stephen Yagman, Jerry Brown and Gerry Fleischer v. Michael Baden and Sidney WeinbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Roy E. Merritt, Cross-Appellants v. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Dixon L. Pyles and C. R. McRae Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Willard Rushing and Patricia Rushing v. Kansas City Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Command-Aire Corp. v. Ontario Mechanical Sales and Service IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- James Edward Clark v. Robert Poulton, Utah State Corrections Department, David Jorgensen, Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, and John Does I Through XCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Gregory Heinrichs v. Marshall and Stevens IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Lory v. General Electric Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1998
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