Denoyelles Co. v. Requa Electrical Supply Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that sanctions were appropriate because of the plaintiff’s behavior and history of litigation misconduct
• observing that “a court should ensure that the purpose of the expert’s opinion is to aid the court, not the party seeking appointment”
• explaining that if appointing an expert incidentally helps a party, the court should ensure the purpose is to aid the court not the party
• explaining that the decision to grant or deny a motion for appointment of an expert under Rule 706 “remains firmly within a district court’s broad discretion” and is “review[ed] for an abuse of discretion”
• affirming severe sanctions against a pro se party who repeatedly made false statements to the court
• affirming the dismissal of cases and the imposition of a two-year filing ban for an inmate who submitted fraudulent and forged grievance documents

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