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SHEPHERD v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

Nos. 94-7141, 94-7186.

62 F.3d 1469 (1995)

Michele E. SHEPHERD and LaRue Graves, Appellees, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 25, 1995.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied October 6, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Jeffress, Jr., Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellant. With him on the briefs, were Randall J. Turk, J. Bradley Bennett, James R. Heavner, Jr., John H. Pickering and Louis R. Cohen, Washington, DC. A. Douglas Melamed, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Mark Lane, New York City, argued the cause, for appellees. With him on the brief was Nkechi Taifa, Washington, DC.

Before: HENDERSON, ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing In Banc Denied October 6, 1995.*

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

We review a district court's use of its inherent power to punish litigation misconduct with the ultimate sanction of default. As old as the judiciary itself, the inherent power enables courts to protect their institutional integrity and to guard against abuses of the judicial process with contempt citations, fines, awards of attorneys...

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