Legal Opinion

Brunner v. Alliedsignal, Inc.

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided January 17, 2001No. CIV.A. 98-4700PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge:

On March 14, 2000, this Court issued an Order to Show Cause pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 11(c)(1)(B), to consider whether Plaintiffs’ counsel, Clifford L. Van Syoc, Esq., (“Mr. Van Syoc”), violated his obligations under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in the course of his representation of Plaintiffs before this Court. For the reasons set forth below, I find that Mr. Van Syoc violated Fed.R.Civ.P. 11(b)(2) by failing to conduct a reasonable inquiry into the applicable law before filing the Complaint seeking relief under the New Jersey Law Against…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  3. Martin v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  4. Nos. 97-5735, 97-5736Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  5. Assisted Living Associates of Moorestown, L.L.C. v. Moorestown TownshipDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Oswell v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2007
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