Legal Opinion
Janky v. Batistatos
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided July 31, 2009No. 2:07-CV-339 PPS APRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*375MEMORANDUM OPINION ORDER
PHILIP P. SIMON, District Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether attorneys Gregory Reed and Stephanie L. Hammonds (together, “Respondents”) should be sanctioned under Rule 11 for their filing a spurious complaint in this case. The complaint named Cheryl Janky as the plaintiff and was brought against the Lake County Convention & Visitors Bureau (“LCCVB”), its Board of Directors, its CEO Speros Batistatos, and its attorneys Timothy Jordan, Robert Goldstein, and Daniel Kuzman. The complaint was based on claims those Defendants asserted when defending an earlier…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Minghao Lee v. William J. ClintonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Charles M. Thibeault v. Square D CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- In re MeltzerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
- In re WittUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 2012
- Aaron v. RatkowskiDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2022
- Cole v. City of WauwatosaDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2024
- Hutchinson v. KellingDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2021
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.