Black v. Ameritel Inns, Inc.

I do not believe that Rule 11(a)(1) of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes the striking of the complaint in this ease. The purpose of that rule is to insure that a document filed in a case is signed either by an attorney licensed to practice law in Idaho, or by the litigant if he or she is not represented by an attorney licensed to practice in Idaho, so that an appropriate sanction can be imposed if the document was signed in violation of the rule.

Rule 11 requires that the pleading be (1) well grounded in fact, (2) warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the…