No. 25-808

James E. McNair v. K. Johnson

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-09
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: bad-faith circuit-split federal-courts inherent-authority judicial-sanctions legal-procedure
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Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal courts have the power to issue sanctions under their inherent authority without first finding 'bad faith' and whether they can issue sanctions for unintentional or merely negligent conduct

Docket Entries

2026-02-06
Response Requested. (Due March 9, 2026)
2026-01-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-21
Waiver of K. Johnson of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-20
Waiver of K. Johnson of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-20
Waiver of right of respondent K. Johnson to respond filed.
2026-01-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)
2025-11-14
Application (25A559) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 6, 2026.
2025-11-11
Application (25A559) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 7, 2025 to February 5, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

James E. McNair
Andrew Timothy TuttArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Petitioner
Andrew Timothy TuttArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Petitioner
K. Johnson
Michael James BentleyBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Respondent
Michael James BentleyBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Respondent