In re the Marriage of Otten

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that award of attorney’s fees was not justified because court found only that sanctioned party acted with “excusable neglect”
• discussing district court’s inherent power to award sanctions so long as the award is explained with specificity
• finding Rule 54 inapplicable where there had been no final judgment
• “Because the various sources of the court’s authority are governed by differing standards, it is imperative that the court explain its sanctions order ‘with care, specificity, and attention to the sources of its power.’ ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).