Court Opinion

ID: 9481881
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 08:34:34.825676+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:48:38.305367
License: Public Domain

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge,
dissenting.
Judge Ripple’s opinion for the majority so fully discusses the issues that there is little to say in dissent except I disagree with the result. The majority provides better excuses for Mr. Nathanson’s actions than he did for himself. I believe Judge Grady’s view to be more realistic. I would therefore support Judge Grady’s imposition of sanctions except I believe $15,000 is still too high. Judge Grady had already cut the sanctions in half from $30,000, but for the same reasons he gave I believe a sanction of $5,000 to be quite adequate.
Therefore I respectfully dissent.