Mick Haig’s Counsel Sanctioned by Judge Godbey

On September 9, 2011, Judge Godbey sanctioned the plaintiff’s counsel in Mick Haig Productions v. Does 1-670.  Specifically, Judge Godbey sanctioned the plaintiff’s counsel $10,000 for issuing subpoenas to ISPs in violation of a Court Order.  Judge Godbey also ordered the plaintiff’s counsel to pay the opposing counsel’s attorney’s fees and expenses.  Opposing counsel has requested $22,000.  The sanctioned counsel has appealed Judge Godbey’s decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  A copy of Judge Godbey’s decision is here.