MacIszewski v. Buchanan for President Committee, 93-2236 (1997)

DECISION

This matter is before the Court on a motion for sanctions filed by the defendant, Buchanan for President Committee (committee), against counsel for the plaintiff, Zbigniew Maciszewski (plaintiff). The pertinent facts, as gleaned from the record, follow.

On or about March 9, 1992, the committee sponsored a speech and press conference at the Sheraton Tara Hotel (hotel) in Warwick, Rhode Island, at which the featured speaker was presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan (Buchanan). Among those in attendance were various media and campaign personnel, including one Susan Berge Kent (Kent), a…