Legal Opinion
Overnite Transportation Co. v. Chicago Industrial Tire Co., Appeal of Themis N. Anastos and Paul E. Peldyak
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 13, 1983No. 82-1597PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s order granting the defendant’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927. The district court found that the plaintiff’s filing of a lawsuit in federal court and the appeal of its dismissal were multiplieious and vexatious in nature.
The facts underlying this case are fully set forth in Overnite Transportation Co. v. Chicago Industrial Tire Co., 668 F.2d 274 (7th Cir.1981) and are not in dispute. Therefore only those facts that have a bearing upon this appeal will be discussed herein.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Donna M. Kiefel v. Las Vegas Hacienda, Inc., a California Corporation, Reese Hubbard, Donna M. Kiefel v. Las Vegas Hacienda, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Armstrong v. Board of School DirectorsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Ralph W. RossCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by120 opinions
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- Schlaifer Nance & Co. v. Estate of WarholCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- In Re RubenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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