Legal Opinion
In re New Motor Vehicles Canadian Export Antitrust Litigation
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 22, 2007No. MDL Docket No. 1532PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.’S UPDATED MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
HORNBY, District Judge.
In this massive multi-district class action now replete with motion practice, Nissan North America, Inc. (“Nissan North America”) has filed a Rule 11 motion seeking immediate dismissal plus attorney fees. I conclude that at bottom, it is a summary judgment motion, and deciding it now would disrupt the established schedule that was devised for this case after extensive consultations with the lawyers. As a result, I deny the Rule 11 motion without prejudice to its renewal (as to attorney fees and…
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