Legal Opinion
In Re: W.A.R. LLP
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 6, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2012-1796PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, United States District Court
Appellant Ty Clevenger seeks review of Bankruptcy Judge S. Martin Teel, Jr.’s imposition of $5,000 in Rule 9011 sanctions against him in Bankruptcy Case No. 11-44. See Am. Brief for Appellant, ECF No. 12; Order and Judgment, Sept. 25, 2012, Bankr.Case No. 11-44, Doc. No. 370. Judge Teel found that Clevenger had repeatedly made frivolous legal arguments to the court on behalf of his client and had done so for an improper purpose.
Clevenger raises three bases for reversing Judge Teel’s order and judgment. First, he contends that the…
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