West v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

¶1 This case arose from civil litigation known as West v. State Farm, Cause DV-07-330, in the District Court of the Twenty-first Judicial District, Ravalli County. Tracey Morin, attorney at law, represented the West plaintiffs in that action. At the conclusion of the action the District Court, the Hon. James Haynes, imposed sanctions on Morin individually under M. R. Civ. P. 11, and Morin appeals.

¶2 On appeal Morin contends that the “depth and breadth” of the sanctions imposed upon her constituted an abuse of discretion. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In 2004 Sarah West was…