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· 9/21/1989

Linda Marie Zambrano, and Jose E. Tafolla, Esq. Philip W. Orr, Esq., Claimants-Appellants v. City of Tustin David Kreyling

Citations

  • 885 F.2d 1473
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 14107
  • 1989 WL 107388

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

  • providing that a court may impose attorneys’ fees as a sanction for “a case 25 prosecuted in bad faith or in deliberate violation of a court order”
  • “Nothing in the record indicates that their failure to request admission to the district bar was anything more than an oversight or ordinary negligence on their part.”
  • requiring a finding of recklessness, repeated disregard of court rules, gross negligence, or willful misconduct when issuing sanctions for violation of local rules
  • referring 5 to “bad faith” conduct and “willful disobedience” as distinct bases for fee awards for sanctionable 6 conduct
  • requiring bad faith or 23 willful disobedience of the court for sanctions under local rules or sanctions under the court’s 24 inherent power
  • requiring a finding of bad faith where the court was enforcing court rules rather than acting pursuant to its inherent authority

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Judges: Schroeder, Reinhardt, Hardy

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