Legal Opinion

Lori Moeck v. Pleasant Valley School Distric

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 23, 2016No. 16-2473PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE. COURT

SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Pleasant Valley School District (the “School District”) appeals the District Court’s order denying its motions for sanctions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 against Plaintiffs and their counsel. Because the District Court appropriately exercised its wide discretion in concluding the motions lacked merit, and were counterproductive as they relied upon factual discrepancies that did not show the claims were patently frivolous, we will affirm.

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This case arises out of incidents between two members of the Pleasant Valley High School (the “High School”)…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mary Ann Pensiero, Inc. v. LingleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  2. No. 93-5080Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  3. Ario v. Underwriting Members of Syndicate 53 at LloydsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  4. Eugene Landon, Cyril A. Moyer and Martin Campbell v. Bruce Hunt, Carol J. Hunt and A. Cruickshanks, IVCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  5. DiPaolo v. MoranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by21 opinions

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