Legal Opinion

Lattanzio v. Joyce

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 2, 2010No. 2009-CA-000569-MRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LAMBERT, Judge.

James Lattanzio appeals the sanctions entered by the Mercer Circuit Court on February 27, 2009. The trial court ordered that Lattanzio could not continue with his lawsuit against the Joyces unless he hired an attorney. Lattanzio was further ordered to pay $350.00 in attorney fees for violating Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) 11. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

On March 17, 2008, Lattanzio filed a pro se lawsuit against the Joyces for defamation, malicious prosecution, and other intentional torts. Thereafter, various…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. Martin v. District of Columbia Court of AppealsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Feathers v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  4. John T. O'reilly, and Contemporary Mission, Inc. v. The New York Times CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  5. Gall v. ScroggyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1987

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