Legal Opinion
Bechtold v. Morris
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 3, 1993No. Docket 94029PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Under MCR 2.114, the circuit court imposed sanctions on a lawyer representing the plaintiff. Despite the attorney’s argument that sanctions can be ordered only against a person who files a "pleading” as defined in MCR 2.110(A), the Court of Appeals affirmed. We likewise affirm, because the rules on the signing of pleadings apply to all motions, affidavits, and other papers provided for by the court rules. MCR 2.113(A).
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In April 1989, the plaintiff sued her former spouse. Later, she filed an amended complaint in which she named her former spouse’s father and sister as codefendants.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Richmond Township v. ErbesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- Morris v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
- Warden v. Fenton Lanes, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. HerreraMichigan Court of Appeals · 1993
3Cited by8 opinions
- DeGeorge v. WarheitMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
- Trost v. Buckstop Lure Co., Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2002
- McCracken v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 2011
- Triplett v. St AmourMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Kitchen v. KitchenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1998
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