Legal Opinion
Brubaker v. City of Richmond
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1991No. 90-1523PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILL, Senior Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the propriety of Rule 11 sanctions awarded to the defendants named in a sprawling 67-page complaint containing 294 numbered paragraphs and 204 pages of exhibits. Although the nearly incomprehensible, four-count complaint was inordinately lengthy and confusing, plaintiffs’ grievance can be stated rather simply: plaintiffs (investment services firms) alleged that defendants, in the course of furthering their political and financial objectives, had schemed to deprive plaintiffs of Minority Business Enterprise certification and has prevented…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by120 opinions
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- Poole v. Textron, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2000
- Tylene J. Coonts, Larry Coonts, and Robert M. Sweere v. John Potts, Sr., Gary Koop, Vernon Johnson, Trampus Taylor, and Hobie JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
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