Legal Opinion
In Re the Adoption of R.D.T.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 25, 1989No. 89-267PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McDONOUGH
This appeal involves a claim for sanctions pursuant to Rule 11, M.R.Civ.P. arising out of a petition for adoption. Respondent Leonard F. Thomas appeals from the judgment of the District Court of the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, denying his motion to impose sanctions on petitioners Nancy J. Thomas, Mark A. Erler, and their attorney J. Cort Harrington, Jr. The court ruled that based on the law and the facts as presented at hearing, Rule 11 sanctions were not proper. We affirm.
Respondent Thomas raises only one issue on appeal: Did the District Court err by failing to impose…
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