RYAN v. HATFIELD

No. 77-1961.

578 F.2d 275 (1978)

John F. RYAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles D. HATFIELD, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Sullivan, Andrews, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert J. Woolsey of Farmer, Woolsey, Tips & Gibson, Tulsa, Okl., for defendant-appellee.

Before McWILLIAMS, BARRETT and DOYLE, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

This is a Calendar C case.

The present appeal questions the authority of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma to restrict the scope of discovery and to award attorney's fees to a defendant in a case which was allegedly brought and pursued by the plaintiff in bad faith.

The action sought damages for interference with an advantageous relationship...

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