Legal Opinion
United States v. Standard Oil Company of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1979No. 77-2144PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:
Standard Oil Company of California (“SOCAL”) filed a Rule 60 motion to set aside an antitrust judgment against it for claimed fraud on the court. SOCAL lost the motion, and the district court imposed $88,253.52 attorney’s fees and costs upon SOCAL on the ground that SOCAL had filed the motion “vexatiously and for oppressive reasons.” The district court did not find any bad faith on the part of SO-CAL in filing or prosecuting the motion, and the Government does not contend that any bad faith was involved. SOCAL’s conduct did not come within the very narrow exceptions…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- ROLAX Et Al. v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. Et Al.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by50 opinions
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