Opinion ID: 516490
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Excess Fees

Text: 17 After this court dismissed the appeal on September 6 (now vacated), Zeringue and Thomson filed detailed applications for attorney fees and expenses requesting $57,220 and $6,400, respectively. Julien's counsel filed three responsive papers opposing the fee applications. The total amounts requested by Zeringue and Thomson are inappropriate under section 1927 as a sanction against Julien's counsel. Section 1927 only requires that C. Emmett Pugh pay personally the excess costs, expenses, and attorney fees reasonably incurred on this appeal as a result of his improper conduct. See S & D California Fruit Exchange, Inc. v. Gurino, 783 F.2d 345, 347 (2d Cir.1986); cf. Roadway Express, 447 U.S. at 756 n. 3, 100 S.Ct. at 2459 n. 3 (agreeing with lower court that section 1927 provides only for excess costs and not for the total cost of the appeal). Zeringue and Thomson are entitled to reasonable attorney fees for the extra work incurred as a result of Pugh's abuse of the judicial process. After careful review, we conclude that the amount of such attorney fees is as follows: Zeringue $12,087 Thomson 1,350 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: 18 1. Julien's counsel, C. Emmett Pugh, is sanctioned and directed to personally pay Zeringue and Thomson damages in the nature of the extra attorney fees and expenses they incurred in this appeal. 19 2. Zeringue is entitled to recover the sum of $12,087. 20 3. Thomson is entitled to recover the sum of $1,350.