Legal Opinion
Carol J. Pope, Gwen G. Caranchini v. Federal Express Corporation Danny R. Collins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1995No. 94-2352PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Carol Pope and Gwen Caranchini appeal the district court’s reimposition of Rule 11 sanctions. Because we find no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
Carol Pope and her attorney, Gwen Caran-ehini, knowingly offered a falsified document into evidence in Ms. Pope’s employment discrimination action against Federal Express. In addition to dismissing Pope’s action, the district court ordered a joint $30,000 sanction against both Pope and Caranchini for abusing the judicial process. Pope was assessed an additional sanction of $8,882.50 to compensate Federal Express for the costs…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Frederick Lawrence White, Jr. Benjamin L. Staponski, Jr., and Gwen G. Caranchini v. General Motors Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Carol J. Pope, Gwen G. Caranchini v. Federal Express Corporation Danny R. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Kirk Capital Corp. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- White v. General Motors Corp.District Court, D. Kansas · 1991
3Cited by29 opinions
- Vollmer v. Publishers Clearing House and Campus SubscriptionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- In Re CaranchiniSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- In the Matter of Gwen G. CaranchiniCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Theokary v. AbbatielloUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
- Bergeron v. Northwest Publications Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1996
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