Veterans Claims· 11/27/1991

Jones v. Derwinski

Citations

1 Vet. App. 596
1991 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 124
1991 WL 250693

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holding that this Court has inherent as well as express statutory authority “to punish for contempt”
explaining that the Court should exercise \restraint and discretion\ when considering sanctions
ordering Secretary to pay as sanction at EAJA rates petitioner’s expenses and reimbursement for “professional time invested” in preparing second extraordinary-relief petition
Court “must take care to determine that the conduct at issue actually abused the judicial process.”
where Secretary had failed to correct false statement before Court, Court ordered, pursuant to contempt authority, sanctions in form of expenses and attorney fees
Court has power to sanction those who abuse judicial process

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Judges: Farley, Mankin, Parley, Steinberg

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