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Civil Practice: Attorneys’ Fees-Sanctions-Recusal
Staff Report//July 22, 2019//
Where plaintiffs in a civil case involving a euthanized dog challenged the denial of their motion for attorneys’ fees and sanctions, the district court did not abuse its discretion, and the court also did not err in denying their motions for recusal because the plaintiffs failed to present evidence from which the judge’s impartiality could be questioned.
Judgment is affirmed.
Hildreth v. City of Des Moines (MLW No. 73557/Case No. 18-1924 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa.
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