Stark
Stark v. GG Homes, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COLLETTE STARK, an individual, Case No.: 20cv1913-JAH
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR SANCTIONS [Doc. No. 9] GG HOMES, INC., a California Corporation; and PAUL GREEN, an 15 individual, 16 Defendant.
18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Collette Stark’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for 19 Sanctions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927 against Defendants GG Homes, Inc. and Paul 20 Green (“Defendants”) and Motion to Strike Defendants’ initial motion for extension of 21 time to file an answer [Doc. No. 3]. See Doc. No. 9. 22 28 U.S.C. § 1927 provides: “Any attorney . . . who so multiplies the proceedings in 23 any case unreasonably and vexatiously may be required by the court to satisfy personally 24 the excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred because of such 25 conduct.” Sanctions under § 1927 must be supported by a finding of bad faith or 26 recklessness. Lahiri v. Universal Music & Video Distrib.…