· 8/18/1980
Swint v. Pullman-Standard
Citations
- 624 F.2d 525
- 23 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 31,186
- 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 14778
- 23 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 748
How courts have described this case
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- holding district court “need not find that an attorney acted because of malice” to issue sanctions for intentional misconduct
- counsel sanctioned for persisting in ignoring legal issues and repeating arguments previously rejected by the court
- counsel sanctioned for persisting in ignoring legal issues and repeating arguments previously rejected by the court
- “[A] court should provide counsel with some opportunity to be heard.”
- summarizing and reconciling this circuit's cases on Sec. 1927
- applying Illinois statute regarding false pleadings to diversity case
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Judges: Hatchett
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