Jack Massengale v. Michael Ray
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
The precise issue in this case is apparently one of first impression in any circuit — -whether a pro se litigant may be awarded attorneys’ fees as sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11.
Jack and Kenneth Massengale (“Mas-sengale”) appeal the district court’s order imposing sanctions against them, pursuant to Rule 11, in their pro se federal diversity action for unlawful acquisition of property. Massengale argues that the district court erred in awarding $25,000 in sanctions to Neil Kolner, a pro se defendant who also is a lawyer, based on the value of attorneys’ fees Kolner…
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