Thomas v. Treasury Management Ass'n

OPINION

MESSITTE, District Judge.

I

The Court considers in this case the changes wrought by the 1993 amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 with regard to sanctions. While certain principles were carried forward from prior practice, the 1993 amendments gave sanctions a new look:

1) Motions for sanctions are to be filed sparingly.

2) Counsel and/or pro se litigants are required to communicate with one another to anticipate and attempt to resolve pleadings and discovery differences before they occasion the need to consider sanctions.

3) In particular, a party who objects to a pleading,…