Opinion ID: 451623
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Heading: Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs Under Section 1927

Text: 11 The district court awarded fees and costs against Anten pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1927, which provides that [a]ny attorney ... who so multiplies the proceedings in any case unreasonably and vexatiously may be required by the court to satisfy personally the excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred because of such conduct. This court has construed the phrase unreasonably and vexatiously to require a showing of intent, recklessness, or bad faith. Barnd v. City of Tacoma, 664 F.2d 1339, 1343 (9th Cir.1982); accord United States v. Austin, 749 F.2d 1407, 1408 (9th Cir.1984); United States v. Blodgett, 709 F.2d 608, 610 (9th Cir.1983). Based on the record before us, we are satisfied that Anten's disqualification motion was meritless, that it was brought solely for tactical reasons, and that it was brought in bad faith. 12