United States Fifth Circuit

The district court acted within its considerable discretion under FRCP 11, in sanctioning an attorney for obtaining a writ to execute judgment for improper purposes, following his improper conduct at trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/29/2003
• Published 05/29/2003

Judges

• RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Luther T. Munford (argued), Ross F. Bass, Jr., Phelps Dunbar, Jackson, MS, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Don Keller Haycraft (argued), Khristina DeLuna Miller, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.