Legal Opinion
In Re Ronco, Inc., Debtor, Appeal of Levit & Mason, Ltd
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 1988No. 86-2969PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Following its disposition of an appeal arising out of Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings, the district court, sua sponte, imposed sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 against Levit & Mason, Ltd. (“L & M”), the attorneys for the Creditors’ Committee of Ronco Teleproducts, Inc. (“Creditors’ Committee” or “Committee”), who brought the appeal from the underlying bankruptcy proceeding. L & M now appeals the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions, 1 arguing that the district court abused its discretion. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we vacate the judgment of the…
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