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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983cv Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER GARNIER,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 16cv2630-LAB (AGS)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

vs. SANCTIONS

POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,

et al.,

Defendants.

Poway Unified asks for sanctions against Cory Briggs, Garnier’s attorney, for filing a

motion for reconsideration under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60. When an attorney “multiplies the

proceedings in any case unreasonably and vexatiously,” courts may require him to pay costs

and fees. 28 U.S.C. § 1927. Garnier told Briggs he failed to file an opposition on time

because his previous lawyer told him the wrong deadline. It was reasonable for Briggs to file

a motion for reconsideration based on this fact. Although the Court found his arguments

unpersuasive, Briggs didn’t engage in sanctionable conduct or bad faith. He filed a concise,

five-page motion asking the Court to reconsider his client’s case since it wasn’t dismissed

on the merits. The motion for sanctions is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 26, 2018

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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