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SMITH & FULLER, P.A. v. COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 11-20557.

685 F.3d 486 (2012)

SMITH & FULLER, P.A.; Hugh N. Smith, Appellants, v. COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh N. Smith (argued), Smith & Fuller, P.A., Bellair Bluffs, FL, for Appellants.

Thomas Christopher Trent (argued), Johnson, Trent, West & Taylor, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Joseph P. Thacker , Thacker Martinsek, L.P.A., Perrysburg, OH, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before REAVLEY, PRADO and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

The law firm of Smith & Fuller, P.A. and Attorney Hugh N. Smith appeal from the district court's award of sanctions in favor of the Appellee because the Appellants violated the court's protective order. The district court imposed the sanctions pursuant to FED.R.CIV.P. 37(b). Appellants contend that the district court lacked authority to impose sanctions and that the fees and expenses sought by the appellee were unreasonable. We AFFIRM....

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