context: The third and fourth instances of bad faith were predicated on the district court's belief that both David and Samuel Sprafldn had offered testimony that "simply was not credible." We have no doubt that when a party has materially perjured himself, this, standing alone, is sufficient grounds for finding bad faith.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 111 S.Ct. 2133, 2133
citation_a.parenthetical: noting that the "inherent power extends to a full range of litigation abuses
citation_a.sentence: See Chambers, 501 U.S. at 46, 111 S.Ct. at 2133 (noting that the “inherent power extends to a full range of litigation abuses); see also Perichak, 715 F.2d at 84-85 & n. 9 (3d Cir.1983) (holding that the defendant’s ‘“materially false statements [made] under oath’ are, having been critical to the success of his case, alone, enough to support a finding of bad faith”); Carrión v. Yeshiva University, 535 F.2d 722 (2d Cir.1976) (affirming fee award after a civil rights bench trial where the court found that plaintiffs testimony was an “unmitigated tissue of lies”). However, “[a] factfinder’s decision that one party’s version of the events is more credible than the other party’s is, without more, insufficient to justify an award of attorneys’ fees_” Roth v. Pritikin, 787 F.2d 54, 58 (2d Cir.1986) (discussing fee awards under the Copyright Act); see also Blue, 914 F.2d at 544 (noting that “not every instance in which a district court credits one side’s witnesses over another’s is an occasion for sanctions”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 914 F.2d 544, 544
citation_b.parenthetical: noting that "not every instance in which a district court credits one side's witnesses over another's is an occasion for sanctions"
citation_b.sentence: See Chambers, 501 U.S. at 46, 111 S.Ct. at 2133 (noting that the “inherent power extends to a full range of litigation abuses); see also Perichak, 715 F.2d at 84-85 & n. 9 (3d Cir.1983) (holding that the defendant’s ‘“materially false statements [made] under oath’ are, having been critical to the success of his case, alone, enough to support a finding of bad faith”); Carrión v. Yeshiva University, 535 F.2d 722 (2d Cir.1976) (affirming fee award after a civil rights bench trial where the court found that plaintiffs testimony was an “unmitigated tissue of lies”). However, “[a] factfinder’s decision that one party’s version of the events is more credible than the other party’s is, without more, insufficient to justify an award of attorneys’ fees_” Roth v. Pritikin, 787 F.2d 54, 58 (2d Cir.1986) (discussing fee awards under the Copyright Act); see also Blue, 914 F.2d at 544 (noting that “not every instance in which a district court credits one side’s witnesses over another’s is an occasion for sanctions”).