Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1927 Supreme Court 340 U.S. 36, 39 496 U.S. 384, 395 503 U.S. 131, 139 513 U.S. 18, 20-26 Circuit Courts 531 F.2d 1261 751 F.2d 1193 893 F.2d 1109, 1112 965 F.2d 597, 599-600 972 F.2d 817 114 F.3d 395, 399 129 F.3d 831, 832-833 166 F.3d 710, 718-722 284 F.3d 575, 578 485 F.3d 305, 308-311 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f) Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e)