Can an attorney who multiplies the proceedings in any case unreasonably and vexatiously be required by the court to satisfy personally the excess costs, expenses and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from In re Outlaw Labs., LP Litig., Case No.: 18-cv-840-GPC-BGS (S.D. Cal. 2020):

An attorney "who so multiplies the proceedings in any case unreasonably and vexatiously may be required by the court to satisfy personally the excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred because of such conduct." 28 U.S.C. 1927. Section 1927 "does not authorize imposition of sanctions to reimburse a party for the ordinary costs of trial." United States v. Associated Convalescent Enterprises, Inc., 766 F.2d 1342, 1347-48 (9th Cir. 1985). Instead, it is a measure against "excessive costs for unreasonably multiplying proceedings." Gadda v. Ashcroft, 377 F.3d 934, 943 n.4 (9th Cir. 2004).

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