United States First Circuit

In an appeal from the District Court's order sanctioning Plaintiffs' counsel for vexatious conduct in filing a sanctions motion, the order is affirmed, where counsel's allegations of criminal conduct were made without an adequate investigation or a realistic basis on which to make such a claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/16/2009
• Published 06/16/2009

Judges

• BOUDIN, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, FARRIS, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edmund J. Boutin with whom Jonathan M. Boutin, John L. Altieri, Jr. and Boutin & Altieri, P.L.L.C. were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• E. Tupper Kinder with whom Nelson, Kinder, Mosseau & Saturley, P.C. was on brief for appellee City of Concord.