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Qureshi v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In plaintiff's appeal from a sua sponte order of the district court requiring him to obtain the court's permission before filing suit in any federal...

Garcia-Perez v. Hosp. Metropolitano

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Dismissal of the case by the district court, acting sua sponte, for lack of prosecution based on plaintiffs' non-compliance with discovery deadlines...

In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena (T-112)

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Sanctions
District court's decision holding twelve corporations, interrelated for-profit and not-for-profit corporations suspected of participating in the...

In re Koehler

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Sanctions
In an attorney's petition for a writ challenging a trial court's order of contempt on attorney arising from divorce proceedings, attorney's petition...

ResQNet.com, Inc. v. Lansa, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies, Sanctions
In a patent infringement action involving a technology relating to screen recognition and terminal emulation processes that download a screen of...

Keach v. Cty. of Schenectady

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In an appeal from a district court's order denying plaintiff's motion to recuse the district judge, the appeal is dismissed where the district court...

B-Line, LLC v. Wingerter

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In Chapter 13 proceedings, the decision of the bankruptcy court in holding that plaintiff's purchase of a creditor's claim against the debtors was not...

Fox v. Vice

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on a blackmail letter sent to plaintiff by a rival candidate for the office of police chief, a grant of...

Siegel v. SEC

Administrative Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a petition for review of the SEC's affirmance of the National Association of Securities Dealers' award of restitution against petitioner-securities...

Kiobel v. Millson

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law, Sanctions
In an appeal from an order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 sanctioning defense counsel for making factual representations that lacked evidentiary...