Legal Opinion
Baker v. Alderman
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 19, 1998No. 94-3291, 95-2983 and 95-3055PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff-appellant Charles Baker and his former attorney, Kennan G. Dandar (“Dan-dar”), appeal the district court’s order awarding sanctions in the form of reasonable attorney’s fees pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 in the amount of $37,137.50 to defendant-appellee Ronald Alderman, and pursuant to Rule 11 and 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in the amount of $89,-088.39 to defendant-appellee Hillsborough County Civil Service Board (“the Board”). They also appeal the denial of Dandar’s motions to dismiss Alderman’s and the Board’s claims for attorney’s fees and to stay the…
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