United States v. June Garcia

1The Honorable Charles A. Shaw, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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Nos. 07-3198/08-1076
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Harsh S. Katoch, *
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Appellant, *
* Appeals from the United States
v. * District Court for the Eastern
* District of Missouri.
Mediq/PRN Life *
Support Services, INC., * [UNPUBLISHED]
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Appellee. *
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Submitted: June 5, 2009
Filed: June 23, 2009
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Before BYE, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
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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 Appx. 532 (8th Cir. 2007) (unpublished per curiam), the district court 1
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

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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.
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