Legal Opinion
Kaplan v. DaimlerChrysler, A.G.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 30, 2003No. 02-12453PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDENFIELD, District Judge:
We are asked in this case to decide whether a district judge erred in sua sponte imposing F.R.Civ.P. 11 sanctions against a party for filing, the judge concluded, unnecessary (and one frivolous) in limine motions on the eve of trial. We conclude that he did, both procedurally (there exists a material variance between the court’s show-cause notice and the ultimate basis for the sanction imposed) and *1253on the merits (the complained-of conduct does not meet Rule 11’s “akin-to-contempt” standard).
I. BACKGROUND
Alleging, inter alia, strict products liability, Elwood and…
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