An attorney who repeatedly failed to respond to opposing counsel’s discovery demands must pay the resulting sanctions himself without turning to his client because "he alone" was responsible for any added costs to his adversary, a federal judge has ruled.
Jonathan Fairbanks told Northern District Judge Gary Sharpe (See Profile) that personal problems caused his failure to comply with the discovery schedule.
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