Campbell v. State

D. Michael Campbell, Appellant, seeks review of an order imposing sanctions on him for pursuing baseless litigation in a class action lawsuit against the State and various agencies (collectively, “the State”). We agree with Appellant that the trial court erred in considering the State’s motion for sanctions under the circumstances of this case. Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions.

The events leading to the trial court’s imposition of sanctions began in 1999 when Appellant filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the State was liable to certain Medicaid recipients for a portion…