Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Farina
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 6, 2016No. Case No. 1:16-cv-617PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
T.S. Ellis, III, United States District Judge
At issue post-remand in this matter is whether Rule 11, Fed. R. Civ. P., sanctions should be imposed against the pro se defendant following a trilogy of unsuccessful and baseless attempts to remove a state court breach-of-contract dispute to federal court.
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Plaintiff is an attorney residing in the District of Columbia. Defendant is a resident of Virginia. Their dispute arises out of a legal services agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into on January 23, 2013, in which plaintiff agreed to represent defendant in a legal action against…
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