Legal Opinion
Cannon v. Cherry Hill Toyota, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 25, 1999No. Civ. 97-3722(JBS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KUGLER, United States Magistrate Judge.
The Court is confronted here with a situation all too common in today’s legal climate. This litigation is no longer a search for the truth to resolve a bona fide dispute between two parties, but has become an acrimonious personal war between the lawyers, characterized by ad hominem attacks and spurious accusations of perjury and unethical conduct. In this war, Defendant’s counsel has chosen as his weapon of choice the frivolous motion for sanctions. Counsel’s conduct neither serves his client well, nor fosters the “just, speedy, and inexpensive…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bronston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Eash v. Riggins Trucking Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- United States v. TonelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Naviant Marketing Solutions, Inc. v. Larry Tucker, Inc. Jeffrey W. Herrmann Robert D. Zatorski Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLPCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- In Re AbbottSupreme Court of Delaware · 2007
- Martin v. EssrigColorado Court of Appeals · 2011
- Zion v. NassanDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- Burkett v. AIG Claim Services, Inc.District Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2005
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