Legal Opinion
Ruesch International Monetary Services, Inc. v. Farrington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 2000No. 98-CV-182PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Senior Judge:
This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of a motion by appellants seeking to have sanctions imposed pursuant to Super. Ct. Civ. R. 11 against appellee Farrington and various attorneys who represented her in the filing of a complaint. The sanctions motion alleged that the complaint was filed “for an improper purpose,” without making “a reasonable inquiry [that] would have shown that the legal claims are unmeritorious (sic) and not warranted” and the complaint “lacked factual and evidentiary support for [the] allegations.” We remand the case for further proceedings…
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