Legal Opinion
Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1988No. 86-4480PublishedCited by 646 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
In view of the high import of Rule 11 to both the bench and bar, this Court took the instant case en banc to resolve any inconsistencies between previous opinions in this Circuit regarding procedures and standards for the imposition of sanctions under Rule 11, as amended in 1983.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 19, 1984, the plaintiffs-employees filed suit against their former employer Capital, alleging that Capital had engaged in a wide variety of racially and sexually motivated discriminatory practices in such areas as hiring, promotions, terminations, and…
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