Juan E. Cruz v. Robert Savage, Etc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding the phrase “unreasonably and vexatiously” demands an objective analysis and § 1927 does not require malicious intent or a bad purpose
• finding a 2 civil rights attorney sanctionable for filing multiple frivolous claims, unsupported by 3 evidence which unnecessarily multiplied litigation
• sanctioning attorney for unreasonably bringing and pursuing nine frivolous claims, including some with either no supporting evidence or where record directly contradicted claim
• “Behavior is ‘vexatious’ when it is harassing or annoying, regardless of whether it is intended to be so.”
• “The purpose of Rule 11 is to deter dilatory and abusive tactics in litigation and to streamline the litigation process by lessening frivolous claims or defenses.”
• “[TJhere is a point beyond which zeal becomes vexation, the ‘novel’ approach to a legal issue converts to frivolity and steadfast adherence to a position transforms to obdurateness.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).