Can a federal court impose sanctions against a defendant for improper conduct during litigation?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Washington v. Young, No. 2:16-cv-1341 JAMDBP (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Federal courts possess broad powers to impose sanctions against parties or counsel for improper conduct during litigation. The court derives the power to impose sanctions on parties or their counsel from three sources, (1) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, (2) 28 U.S.C. 1927,1 and (3) the court's inherent power. Fink v. Gomez, 239 F.3d 989, 991 (9th Cir. 2001).
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