Harsh Katoch v. Mediq/PRN Life Support Service, No. 07-3198 (8th Cir. 2009)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case - employment discrimination. District court's orders concerning costs, attorneys' fees and sanctions against plaintiff's attorney are affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ Nos. 07-3198/08-1076 ___________ Harsh S. Katoch, Appellant, v. Mediq/PRN Life Support Services, INC., Appellee. * * * * Appeals from the United States * District Court for the Eastern * District of Missouri. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * * ___________ Submitted: June 5, 2009 Filed: June 23, 2009 ___________ Before BYE, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Following this court s affirmance of the grant of summary judgment to defendant Mediq/PRN Life Support Systems, Inc. (Mediq) in Harsh Katoch s employment-discrimination action, see Katoch v. Mediq/PRN Life Support Sys., Inc., 223 Fed. Appx. 532 (8th Cir. 2007) (unpublished per curiam), the district court1 entered the orders which are the subject of these consolidated appeals. We find no basis, and Katoch and his counsel have provided none, for reversing the district 1 The Honorable Charles A. Shaw, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. court s orders taxing costs in favor of Mediq, see 168th & Dodge, LP v. Rave Reviews Cinemas, LLC, 501 F.3d 945, 957-58 (8th Cir. 2008) (standard of review; prevailing party is presumed entitled to recover all costs); directing Katoch s counsel to pay attorney s fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and the court s inherent authority, see Tenkku v. Normandy Bank, 348 F.3d 737, 743-44 (8th Cir. 2003) (reviewing for abuse of discretion award of § 1927 sanctions, and for clear error related factual findings); or sanctioning Katoch s counsel for contempt, see Jake s, Ltd. v. City of Coates, 356 F.3d 896, 899-900 (8th Cir. 2004) (reviewing for abuse of discretion decision to enter civil contempt order, and for clear error related factual findings). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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