Sentences with phrase «frivolous motions in»
Not exact matches
But in a motion filed earlier this month, RIAA lawyers accuse Beckerman of making misleading statements, baseless discovery objections and frivolous motions — and then adding insult to injury by posting all the documents on his blog.
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Merchant Law Group moved to have the government's statement of claim struck, and a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench granted the motion in 2016, finding the action was frivolous and vexatious.
This was a motion for security for costs of the appeal, on the grounds that the wife's appeal of a spousal support and equalization payment order was frivolous and vexatious and that the wife had insufficient assets in Ontario to pay the costs of the appeal.
While the Court understands that counsel for the Defendant is a law professor, and that he believes this case serves an important educational function, counsel must also understand that he represents a client in this litigation — a client whose case may well be undermined by the filing of frivolous motions and the failure to comply with the Rules.
5 Feb. 13, 2018)(unpublished), County defensed an ex-employee's FEHA harassment / retaliation claims through a summary judgment motion, with the trial judge later awarding County fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1038, which allows trial courts to award public entities the attorney's fees they incur for «unmeritorious and frivolous» lawsuits if the action was not brought in good faith and with reasonable cause.
(Part 1: The Motion), S.C. Law., May 2013, at 54, 54 («After speaking informally with several state court judges, I realized that they are reluctant to grant summary judgment motions except in cases in which the claims are almost to the point of being frivolous.»)
This can mean employing bad faith tactics such as frivolous motions to drive up the cost of litigation, failing to comply with orders in a timely manner and, if the party is the defendant, deliberately attempting to delay the action from proceeding to trial.