Native American Arts, Inc. v. Peter Stone Co., U.S.A.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Jeffrey Cole, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

INTRODUCTION

The defendant, Peter Stone, has filed a motion for sanctions against the plaintiff, Native American Arts, and its attorney, Peter Lubin. Defendant contends that the filing of the lawsuit violated Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 and 28 U.S.C. § 1927 because: (1) the lawsuit was frivolous because the plaintiff did not have standing to file it; (2) the plaintiff did not have a good faith basis for alleging it was entitled to astronomical damages; (3) the jewelry sold by the defendant was, in fact, designed by a Native American;…