Smith v. Hemphill

TUNNELL, J,

ORDER

And now, this 14th day of November, 2014, the plaintiff’s petition for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S.A. §2503 and Pa. R.C.P. 1023.1 is denied.1. Pa. R.C.P. 1023.1

Rule 1023.1 was promulgated by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to provide trial courts with a procedure to deter groundless and abusive litigation practices in civil litigation. In summary, it provides *308that all pleadings must be signed, and thus certified, by an attorney of record (or pro se litigant) which represents to the court that he or she has read the pleading and, to the best of his or her…