Since 2011. An occasional commonplacing of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Not written by a barrister. The name was thought up by a second-year American law student sitting in a coffeehouse in Manhattan. Neither an authoritative statement of the law nor legal advice. Don't rely. Quick work.
Second Circuit: Int’l Techs. Mktg., Inc. v. Verint Sys., Ltd.
When imposing sanctions under the courts inherent powers, the court must first consider not the actual disruptive effect in the proceedings, but the intent of the offending party; a single filing offers sufficient grounds for sanctions.