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U.S. v. JOHNSON

No. 02-1334.

327 F.3d 554 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willard JOHNSON, Defendant, and H. Wesley Robinson and National Legal Professional Associates, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth D. Collery (argued), Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert A. Ratliff, Roberts, Shields & Green, Mobile, AL, George N. Leighton (argued), Neal, Murdock & Leroy, Chicago, IL, for defendant and appellants.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Hugh Wesley Robinson and National Legal Professional Associates ("NLPA") appeal a district court order imposing monetary sanctions after the court determined that Robinson and NLPA (together, "Appellants") were engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in the Southern District of Illinois. For the reasons set forth below, we find that the district court properly invoked its inherent power to investigate...

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