imposition of attorneys’ fees only against removing parties and not against removing attorneys. The federal bankruptcy court, however, disagreed. It held that, as a matter of law, § 1447(c) applied both to parties and to attorneys. Appellees sought immediate review, and on interlocutory appeal, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland reversed. Crescent City Estates, LLC v. MR Crescent City, LLC (In re Crescent City), 2008 WL 5216243 (D.Md. Dec. 9, 2008). After examining statutory text, legislative history, and relevant case law, the district court concluded that “§ 1447(c) ... [gave] authority to impose liability for costs (includin Inc., 1993 WL 405494, at *3 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 1993) (same), with Peraza v. Mazak, 2008 WL 186613, at *3 (M.D.Fla. Jan. 18, 2008) (<HOLDING>); Saxon v. Thomas, 2007 WL 1115239, at *5-6
holding that  1447c applies to counsel holding that the strickland test applies to claims  that counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to file a notice of appeal recognizing that strickland applies to ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claims recognizing that a criminal defendants right to counsel is the right to the effective assistance of counsel holding that the right to counsel applies in all critical stages of state and federal criminal proceedings