Sentences with phrase «frivolous use of court»

Amani has continually been under attack by Mt Vernon, not only through the repeated frivolous use of court proceedings, but also by refusing to comply with state law when it comes to charter school funding.

Not exact matches

At present, tenants get free legal advice, and can significantly prolong the case using counter-complaints, adjournments and appeals — plus, there's no consequence for frivolous or malicious use of the court's time.

2205 (2011)[U.S. Supreme Ct.]; author — Justice Kagan: «But for» test applies when determining whether a prevailing defendant should recover fees in a plaintiff's civil rights suit involving both frivolous and nonfrivolous claims, rejecting the district court's use of a «focus» test.

Our snapshot of cases captures a somewhat different picture, which is the cost of self - represented litigants to the justice system in terms of frivolous, unsupported, or improperly framed claims, applications and appeals, resulting in adjournments and, more generally, wasted and inefficiently used court time.

Fees «may be used to defray some of the cost of administering the justice system, to encourage the efficient use of court resources, and to discourage frivolous or inappropriate use of the courts» (par.

A new study by MLex uses Lex Machina data to show that more and more district courts are granting attorneys fees requests: Nearly six months after the US Supreme Court made it easier to award attorneys» fees in «exceptional» patent cases, US district court judges are increasingly sanctioning parties for filing frivolous lawsuits or engaging in litigation misconduct — except in the most popular place to file a patent suit: the Eastern District of TCourt made it easier to award attorneys» fees in «exceptional» patent cases, US district court judges are increasingly sanctioning parties for filing frivolous lawsuits or engaging in litigation misconduct — except in the most popular place to file a patent suit: the Eastern District of Tcourt judges are increasingly sanctioning parties for filing frivolous lawsuits or engaging in litigation misconduct — except in the most popular place to file a patent suit: the Eastern District of Texas.

Thus, I could see a patent troll, who is hailed into state court, quickly filing a counter claim / suit and having the case removed to federal court, and then successfully using the Federal Circuit's definition of objective recklessness (which also covers frivolous suits and attorney's fees under 35 U.S.C. 285) to avoid any state law claims.