CHENG v. GAF CORP.

No. 1116, Docket 82-7956.

713 F.2d 886 (1983)

James K.J. CHENG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Weiss, Legal Services for the Elderly, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert L. Jauvtis, New York City (Epstein, Becker, Borsody & Green, P.C., New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, TIMBERS and MESKILL, Circuit Judges.


FEINBERG, Chief Judge:

James K.J. Cheng appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 566 F.Supp. 350, Richard Owen, J., awarding appellee attorneys' fees and expenses for the costs of defending against appellant's allegedly "unreasonable and vexatious" attempts to disqualify appellee's counsel. For the reasons stated below, we reverse the decision of the district court.

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