Artco Corporation v. Lynnhaven Dry Storage Marina, Inc. Lynnhaven Building Supply Corporation

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

This matter is before us for the second time on the question of an award of attorney’s fees under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. When we first addressed this dispute, we held that the district court had improperly applied a subjective, bad-faith standard in ruling on the Rule 11 motion. We remanded the case to the district court with instructions to reconsider the motion under the proper, objective standard, 873 F.2d 1437. On remand, the district court again refused to award fees and the movant has appealed. We now hold that the district court abused…