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TOON v. WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS CORP.

Nos. 00-10201, 00-10206 and 00-10234.

250 F.3d 950 (2001)

Jennifer M. TOON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS CORPORATION; Michael Wodkins, Defendants-Appellees. Kathleen Doe, on behalf of Victoria Doe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wackenhut Corrections Corporation; Jerry Diaz, Defendants-Appellees. Amy Barton; et al., Plaintiffs, Amy Barton; Linda Harden, Individually and as Next Friend of Amy Doe, Laurie Olvera, Iris Orosco, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wackenhut Corporation; et al., Defendants, Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia B. Lehtola (argued), Lehtola & Associates, Penny Lea Raney, Steven Richard Dunn, Clark & Company, Donal Ray Schmidt, Raney & Schmidt, Dallas, TX, for Toon.

Nancy Lynne Patterson, Mark Douglas Temple (argued), Littler Mendelson, Houston, TX, Jimmy Derek Braziel, Littler Mendelson, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POLITZ, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs' counsel appeal the district court's imposition of sanctions, which include a fine, a prohibition on filing certain cases without leave of court, and a reduction of attorneys' fees provided for in a contingency fee agreement. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The underlying cases in this appeal arose after several young girls were allegedly sexually, physically, and...

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