Legal Opinion
Eugene Landon, Cyril A. Moyer and Martin Campbell v. Bruce Hunt, Carol J. Hunt and A. Cruickshanks, IV
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 19, 1991No. 90-5856PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In this appeal, the plaintiffs and their attorney request that we overturn monetary sanctions imposed upon them by the district court pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Middle District of Pennsylvania Local Rule 119.1(b). In moving for the imposition of sanctions, the defendants had alleged that the plaintiffs and their attorney had abused the process of the district court, had filed frivolous pleadings and had failed to appear at trial.
We find that neither authority supports the imposition of sanctions here, but we will remand for the district…
3Cases cited9 opinions
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- Mary Ann Pensiero, Inc. v. LingleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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