all - Opinion Summaries

Kirkland's Stores, Inc. v. Felicetty

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
A default judgment on liability against defendant in a negligence action is affirmed where the trial judge did not abuse his discretion by entering a...

Stanley v. Woodford

Attorney's Fees, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sanctions
An interlocutory appeal from a sanctions order compelling an attorney to pay attorney's fees is dismissed as the court lacked appellate jurisdiction...

Surrick v. Killion

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Remedies, Sanctions
A state may not prohibit an attorney admitted to the bar of a federal district court, but suspended from the state bar, from maintaining a legal...

Penichet v. Am. Recruiters Consol., Inc.

Contracts, Remedies, Sanctions
In a case arising from a prior settlement agreement requiring that a bond be posted upon breach of certain conditions, a final judgment against a...

Global Heir & Asset Locators, Inc. v. First NLC Fin. Servs., LLC

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Debt Collection, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a dispute over recovery of excess funds deposited in the registry of a court in a mortgage foreclosure case, an assessment of fees and a fine...

Clare v. Coleman Holdings, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
An out-of-state attorney's petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of an order revoking his pro hac vice admission status arising from...

Drum v. Superior Ct.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Sanctions
Appeal from orders imposing ever-increasing amounts of monetary sanctions upon petitioner for repeated failures to appear at order to show cause...

U.S. v. Bevilacqua

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sanctions, Sentencing
In a case for perjury and contempt where a special prosecutor was appointed, the court cannot require a convicted defendant to pay for the costs of...

US v. Love

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Remedies, Sanctions
Sentence of 45 days' incarceration followed by five years' supervised release, after guilty plea to contempt in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 401(3),...

Morris v. Wachovia Sec., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Securities Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant brokerage firm in securities fraud action, and finding of violations of Rule 11(b), Fed. R. Civ. P., is vacated...