Ransmeier v. Mariani’s Empirical Analysis
718 F.3d 64 · 2013
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1927 · 28 U.S.C. § 455
Relies on Liteky et al United States · Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. · State v. Simpson · Gallop v. Cheney · Gallop v. Cheney
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“clients do not share the same ethical obligations that their attorneys owe this Court. Furthermore, although clients are responsible for dictating the ultimate goals of a lawsuit, see ABA Model R. of Professional Conduct, R. 1.2, we recognize that attorneys often have considerable latitude in the exercise of their professional judgment to design litigation strategies to achieve those goals. A client should not be punished when an attorney, without the client’s approval, exercises that responsibility unwisely.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“'patently frivolous' " but also where "the conduct of the sanctioned litigant or attorney evinces bad faith or an egregious disrespect for the Court or judicial process.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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