context: A subjective finding of bad faith is required in order to impose sanctions.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 914 F.2d 540, 540-43
citation_a.parenthetical: reviewing objective evidence to determine subjective good faith of attorneys on appeal of sanctions awarded under both Rule 11 and 28 U.S.C. SS 1927
citation_a.sentence: See, generally, Blue, 914 F.2d at 540-43 (reviewing objective evidence to determine subjective good faith of attorneys on appeal of sanctions awarded under both Rule 11 and 28 U.S.C. § 1927).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.parenthetical: "Like an award under the court's inherent power, section 1927 also requires a finding of counsel's bad faith as a precondition to the imposition of fees"
citation_b.sentence: Chaudhry v. Gallerizzo, 174 F.3d 394, 411 n. 14 (4th Cir.1999); Brubaker, 943 F.2d at 1382 n. 25 (“Like an award under the court’s inherent power, section 1927 also requires a finding of counsel’s bad faith as a precondition to the imposition of fees”). However, such finding must be based on objective evidence as well as the attorney’s representations about his own intentions.