Edwards v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District et al

Filing 195

ORDER SANCTIONING THE PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 5/26/2020. (vclc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/26/2020)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARION EDWARDS,

Case No. 15-cv-05778-VC

Plaintiff,
ORDER SANCTIONING THE
PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL

v.
ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT
DISTRICT, et al.,
Defendants.

The Court finds explicitly what was implicit but not properly articulated in the prior
sanctions order: counsel for Mr. Edwards, Na’il Benjamin, acted recklessly and in bad faith in
his representation of Mr. Edwards following entry of judgment and specifically in his handling
of the defendants’ efforts to obtain costs. Accordingly, pursuant to the Court’s inherent authority
and 28 U.S.C. § 1927, Mr. Benjamin is ordered to compensate the defendants $805.00, which
represents the fees defense counsel reasonably incurred in preparing for the December 4, 2018
case management conference. He must pay the defendants within 21 days of this order and may
not pass on the costs to his client.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 26, 2020
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VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge