Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit June 13, 1978, 77-1961 (John F. Ryan v. Charles D. Hatfield)

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

This is a Calendar C case.

The present appeal questions the authority of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma to restrict the scope of discovery and to award

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attorney’s fees to a defendant in a case which was allegedly brought and pursued by the plaintiff in bad faith.