Opinion ID: 492411
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Conduct of the Litigation

Text: 46 As for possible bad faith by Rathbun in the conduct of the litigation, there is simply no evidence in the record suggesting that she acted in bad faith or contributed in any way to the manner in which this case was handled. If there was any fault in this regard, it lay with the attorneys and she should not be penalized for their misdeeds, if any. Cf. Shea, supra (sins of attorneys should not be visited upon plaintiff where attendant costs to defendants can be remedied by assessing defendants' attorneys' fees against plaintiff's attorneys, especially where judge has not previously warned plaintiff of derelictions of her attorneys); Carter v. City of Memphis, Tenn., 636 F.2d 159 (6th Cir.1980) (per curiam) (expressing same concept).