Legal Opinion
In re Nora
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 2015No. 13-2676PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
On August 13, 2014, we ordered attorney Wendy Nora to show cause why she should not be sanctioned for pursuing a frivolous appeal, see Fed. R.App. P. 38, and why she should not be disciplined for conduct unbecoming a member of the bar, see id. 46(c). PNC Bank, N.A. v. Spencer, 763 F.3d 650, 655 (7th Cir.2014). For the reasons that follow, we now impose a sanction of $2,500 but suspend the sanction until such time, if ever, that Nora submits additional frivolous or needlessly antagonistic filings.
I. Background
As discussed in our earlier opinion, this case arose from a…
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