Legal Opinion
Balfour Guthrie, Inc. v. Hunter Marine Transport, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided December 15, 1987No. 3-86-0902PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
In this case, the defendant SCNO Barge Lines has moved for sanctions against the plaintiff Balfour Guthrie under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. Before signing pleadings, motions, or papers described by Rule 11, an attorney or pro se litigant must be satisfied after reasonable inquiry that the document signed is well grounded in fact, that it is warranted by existing law or a good faith belief in changing the law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose.1 SCNO claims that Balfour Guthrie filed a complaint alleging that SCNO damaged 109 steel…
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