Legal Opinion
Gray v. Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 8, 1992No. 91-CV-365, 92-CV-820PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Bernard Gray, an attorney, appeals Rule 11 sanctions imposed against him for filing a civil complaint in the Superior Court. Super.Ct.Civ.R. 11. The sole issue presented is whether the motions judge erred in ordering Rule 11 sanctions against appellant because he did not seek documentary evidence to support his clients’ representations before filing a complaint seeking the imposition of a constructive trust on certain real property. We reverse.
I
This appeal arises out of an adult sibling dispute over the disposition of the family home. In December 1989, Mr.…
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