sua-sponte-sanctions
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-181 | Patricia L. Harrison v. South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, et al. | Fourth Circuit | 2023-08-25 | Denied | Response Waived | abuse-of-discretion civil-procedure dismissal district-court-discretion federal-court-procedure federal-rules-of-civil-procedure legal-standards rule-11-sanctions sanctions settlement sua-sponte-sanctions | Did the district court abuse its discretion by sanctioning Petitioner sua sponte pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 11 after settlement… |
| 22-5008 | Anthony A. Patel v. Sonya Bhatia | California | 2022-06-30 | Dismissed | Response WaivedIFP | civil-procedure court-authority due-process judicial-authority judicial-discretion martial-law settlement settlement-agreement sua-sponte-sanctions vexatious-litigant | Whether courts can impose sua sponte punishments against litigants in cases already settled |