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In re Hoover

Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice
In an ethics action, the district court's order of sanctions under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011(b)(2) against debtor's attorney, ordering...

San Diegans for Open Govt. v. City of San Diego

Sanctions, Government Law
In a suit brought against a city by a nonprofit organization acting as a government 'watchdog' to ensure public agencies comply with all applicable...

Kelly v. Wengler

Civil Rights, Sanctions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Attorney's Fees
In a putative class action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging that defendants staffed the Idaho Corrections Center with an inadequate...

McGee v. Balfour Beatty Construction

Sanctions, Construction, Education Law
In a case concerning the application of Education Code section 17406, which governs lease-leaseback construction agreements, alleging the...

Osborne v. Todd Farm Service

Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Trial court's dismissal with prejudice of complaint for personal injuries during jury trial, as a sanction for plaintiff's counsel's repeated...

Shell Offshore Inc. v. Greenpeace, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an environmental action, the court dismissed an appeal of the district court’s preliminary injunction against Greenpeace, meant to protect...

CBS Broadcasting v. FilmOn.com Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Attorney's Fees, Entertainment Law, Sanctions
In a copyright action, the district court's holding of defendant FilmOn.com in contempt, sanction of $90,000, and award of attorneys' fees to...

Mitchell v. Superior Court (Johnson)

Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for personal injury and property damage allegedly suffered in an automobile accident, the trial court's order excluding he testimony of...

Crawford v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Sanctions
In a case arising out of a self-representing lawyer's threatening conduct at a deposition, in an underlying action for breach of contract, negligence...

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Oracle Corp.

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In a dispute between computer software companies, alleging that defendant-Oracle breached contractual and other duties by announcing that it would no...