Morse v. Packer

RUSSON, Associate Chief Justice:

T1 Lynn Packer appeals from the district court's denial of his request for rule 11 sance-tions against attorney Timothy Willardson, who allegedly made false representations before the district court. We reverse and remand. ‘

BACKGROUND

12 In December 1996, Lynn Packer, a freelance reporter, began a journalistic investigation into the business activities of Jeril Winget and Paul H. Dunn. At the time, Packer was preparing a news article to be published in the Private Eye Weekly newspaper. 1 In the course of his investigation, Packer discovered that Winget and his…