Legal Opinion
Anthony Wayne Thompson v. Cheryl L. Duke, Chester J. Pucci, Floyd Cox, Appeal of Philip J. Nathanson, Attorney For
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 1991No. 90-1811PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
An attorney brought an action, on behalf of his client, against various state and county officials pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment, and we affirmed. Thereafter, the district court sanctioned the attorney under Rule 11 on the ground that the allegations in the complaint against the county defendants were not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for reversing, modifying, or extending existing law. For the following reasons, we reverse the imposition of sanctions by the district court.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Szabo Food Service, Inc. v. Canteen CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Golden Eagle Distributing Corporation v. Burroughs Corporation, and Kirkland & EllisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Morton M. Hill, Jr. v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by32 opinions
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