Legal Opinion
Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1990No. 89-275PublishedCited by 4,062 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This case presents three issues related to the application of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: whether a district court may impose Rule 11 sanctions on a plaintiff who has voluntarily dismissed his complaint pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; what constitutes the appropriate standard of appellate review of a district court’s imposition of Rule 11 sanctions; and whether Rule 11 authorizes awards of attorney’s fees incurred on appeal of a Rule 11 sanction.*
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