Legal Opinion
Chevalier v. Moon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 1990No. 88-1077PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the trial court in a landlord-tenant proceeding, directing appellant Chevalier to pay attorney's fees to appellee Moon as a sanction under Super.Ct.Civ.R. II. 1 The trial court ruled that Chevalier’s response to Moon’s motion for a temporary restraining order was made in bad faith, and that Chevalier had intentionally misrepresented facts to the court at a hearing. We hold that the award of attorney’s fees cannot be sustained under Rule 11, but we nevertheless affirm the award on another ground.
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Chevalier, the landlord, filed a…
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