§ 1927. — Counsel's liability for excessive costs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1927]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 123--FEES AND COSTS
Sec. 1927. Counsel's liability for excessive costs
Any attorney or other person admitted to conduct cases in any court
of the United States or any Territory thereof 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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 96-349, Sec. 3, Sept. 12,
1980, 94 Stat. 1156.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 829 (R.S. Sec. 982).
Word ``personally'' was inserted upon authority of Motion Picture
Patents Co. v. Steiner et al., 1912, 201 F. 63, 119 C.C.A. 401.
Reference to ``proctor'' was omitted as covered by the revised section.
See definition of ``court of the United States'' in section 451 of
this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1980--Pub. L. 96-349 substituted judicial authorization to require
attorneys to satisfy excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees
reasonably incurred because of multiplication of proceedings for such
prior authority to impose liability for increased costs based on
multiplication of proceedings.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2503 of this title; title 19
section 1516a.
