Legal Opinion
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation v. John L. Molinaro, and Kurahara & Morrissey, Real Party in Interest-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1991No. 88-6216PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
Michael Morrissey and Kurahara & Mor-rissey, a law firm, appeal from a district court order imposing Rule 11 sanctions against them. The court imposed the sanctions after it had determined that the counterclaims they had filed against the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) were barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The appellant’s client, Kimberleigh Ferm, had been married to John Molinaro, a former officer and director of the failed Ramona Savings & Loan Association. FSLIC’s claims against Ferm, and her sanctioned counterclaims at issue in…
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- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Park Ridge, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
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