JENSEN v. PHILLIPS SCREW CO.

No. 07-2766.

546 F.3d 59 (2008)

Thomas R. JENSEN, Plaintiff, Stewart, Estes & Donnell, P.L.C., Appellant, v. PHILLIPS SCREW COMPANY et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Saturley, with whom Frank W. Beckstein III and Nelson, Kinder, Mosseau & Saturley were on brief, for appellant.

Kevin T. Peters, with whom Christopher Weld, Jr., Raymond P. Ausrotas, and Todd & Weld LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, SELYA, and DYK, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

There is a line between zealous representation and abuse of the processes of litigation. Lawyers who overstep it do so at their peril. In the case before us, the district court found that a law firm had crossed the line by unreasonably and vexatiously multiplying the proceedings in a class action. See 28 U.S.C. § 1927. Accordingly, the court imposed sanctions.

The law firm appeals from the sanctions order. It argues, first...

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