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Robert Henderson v. Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Etc., Houston T. Penn, Movant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 29, 1990No. 90-4118PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Houston T. Penn is before this court for the second time, complaining that the district court’s imposition of sanctions against him without notice and an opportunity to be heard violates due process rights guaranteed to him by the fourteenth amendment, and that the district court abused its discretion in finding him in violation of Rule 11 and in imposing the sanctions. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

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Penn, who is an Assistant Attorney General employed by the Louisiana Department of Justice, represented the defendants, the Louisiana Department of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  3. Jurldine A. Donaldson v. Paul v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Mitsui Shintaku Ginko K. K., Tokyo v. DodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Birdie Mae Davis, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Edwin Foster, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, James E. Buskey v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, Birdie Mae Davis, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, James E. Buskey, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by95 opinions

  1. United States v. JordanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  2. Joe Mario Trevino, Jr. v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  3. Patterson v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  4. Travelers Insurance v. Liljeberg Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. Gomez v. St. Jude Medical Daig Division Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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