Task: songer_attyfee

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. You will be asked a question pertaining to issues that may appear in any civil law cases including civil government, civil private, and diversity cases. The issue is: "Did the court's ruling on attorneys' fees favor the appellant?" Answer the question based on the directionality of the appeals court decision. If the court discussed the issue in its opinion and answered the related question in the affirmative, answer "Yes". If the issue was discussed and the opinion answered the question negatively, answer "No". If the opinion considered the question but gave a mixed answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part, answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion does not discuss the issue, or notes that a particular issue was raised by one of the litigants but the court dismissed the issue as frivolous or trivial or not worthy of discussion for some other reason, answer "Issue not discussed". If the opinion considered the question but gave a "mixed" answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part (or if two issues treated separately by the court both fell within the area covered by one question and the court answered one question affirmatively and one negatively), answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion either did not consider or discuss the issue at all or if the opinion indicates that this issue was not worthy of consideration by the court of appeals even though it was discussed by the lower court or was raised in one of the briefs, answer "Issue not discussed".

PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Vincent A. Gianfriddo, seeks reversal of the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee, Western Union Telegraph Co., on Count II of his age discrimination complaint, and reversal of that court’s order denying his motion for leave to amend the complaint. For the reasons stated in the district court’s Memorandum and Order of June 7, 1985, we affirm the judgments on these issues.
Appellee cross-appeals from the district court’s denial of attorney’s fees. We share the district court’s concern for the way appellant conducted this case, “especially the plaintiff’s indifference towards Local Rule 12 and his unexcused failure to heed the final extension order dated February 25, 1985”. We think it a close judgment call whether or not the district court should have assessed attorney’s fees, but cannot say that the court abused its discretion.
Once having had full consideration in the district court, however, and the benefit of that court’s painstaking 17 page opinion, we can discern no plausible justification for prolonging this litigation. We therefore assess, as a sanction for a frivolous appeal under Fed.R.App.P. 38 and 28 U.S.C. § 1912, double costs and an attorney’s fee of $500 against appellant. If appellant’s counsel did not advise against the propriety of taking this appeal, see Rule 3.1, ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, then in good conscience he should reimburse appellant. See Limerick v. Greenwald, 749 F.2d 97 (1st Cir.1984).
Affirmed.
"A lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, or assert or controvert an issue therein, unless there is a basis for doing so that is not frivolous____”

Question: Did the court's ruling on attorneys' fees favor the appellant?
A. No
B. Yes
C. Mixed answer
D. Issue not discussed
Answer:

Answer: B