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SIX v. GENERATIONS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

No. 17-1548.

891 F.3d 508 (2018)

Stephen SIX; Darren T. Kaplan; J. Austin Moore; Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP; Darren Kaplan Law Firm, P.C., Appellants, and James Dillon, Plaintiff, v. GENERATIONS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Defendant-Appellee, and BMO Harris Bank, N.A.; Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company; Bay Cities Bank, Defendants. Law Professors, Amicus Supporting Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 31, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kannon K. Shanmugam , WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellants. Leslie Sara Hyman , PULMAN, CAPPUCCIO, PULLEN, BENSON & JONES, LLP, San Antonio, Texas, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: John S. Williams , William T. Marks , WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellants. Eric A. Pullen , PULMAN, CAPPUCCIO, PULLEN, BENSON & JONES, LLP, San Antonio, Texas; Reid C. Adams, Jr. , Jonathan R. Reich , WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellee. David C. Frederick , Minsuk Han , Jacob E. Hartman , KELLOGG, HANSEN, TODD, FIGEL & FREDERICK, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Duncan wrote the opinion, in which Judge Keenan and Judge Thacker joined.

This appeal arises out of the district court's order sanctioning three attorneys and their law firms under both its inherent authority and 28 U.S.C. § 1927. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.

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The district court based its decision to award sanctions on a comprehensive evaluation

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