Fifth Circuit· 8/12/1998

Crowe v. Smith

Citations

151 F.3d 217
1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 18706
1998 WL 469680

How courts have described this case

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holding that a $75,000 fine assessed upon an individual is \serious\
vacating an order imposing sanctions under an incorrect theory, and remanding for consideration of whether sanctions could be imposed under an alternative theory, when only the parties who were sanctioned had appealed
reversing $5 million and $75,000 flat fines made payable to the court and emphasizing that further procedural protections were neces- sary where the alleged discovery violations were committed outside the court’s presence
“As a general matter, we will not consider arguments that have not been urged by the parties on appeal.”
affirmative misrepresentations or near misrepresentations sufficient to support a finding of bad faith
“[B]ad faith is a prerequisite to the exercise of a court’s inherent power.”

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Judges: Gibson, Jolly, Garza

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