Legal Opinion

United States v. Henry L. Milam, W. Larue Boyce, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 19, 1988No. 87-8342PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Henry L. Milam and his former attorney, W. LaRue Boyce, appeal the district court’s imposition of sanctions against them for pursuing a frivolous statute of limitations defense in violation of Fed.R.Civ.P. 11. We affirm.

I

This dispute arises out of an attempt by the United States to collect on three federally insured student loans that Milam obtained from the First National Bank of Chicago in the early 1970’s. Milam borrowed a total of $4500 for study at Mehar-ry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. The terms of the loans required Milam to begin repayment nine…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  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. General William C. Westmoreland, Ambassador Richard Helms v. Cbs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  5. Patricia H. ROGERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.M. NOONE, Individually and as Putnam County Tax Collector, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Ronald O. Pelletier v. Gary D. Zweifel, Ronald O. Pelletier v. Gary D. ZweifelCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  2. Baker v. AldermanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  3. Terrell McGinnis v. Ingram Equipment Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Albert Thomas v. David C. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Allstate Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Counterclaim v. Terry Swann and Pamela Swann, Donald L. Rayburn, Defendant-CounterclaimCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994

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