Legal Opinion
Derechin v. State University of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 28, 1992No. Nos. 868, 877, Docket 91-7512, 91-7872PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the novel issue whether a district judge may require that the burden of a Rule 11 sanction remain upon a lawyer employed by a state, notwithstanding a state statute that affords the lawyer indemnification. The issue *515arises on a cross-appeal by Allithea Lango Killeen, a New York assistant attorney general, from the August 7, 1991, order of the District Court for the Western District of New York (John T. Elfvin, Judge) imposing a $250 sanction under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and prohibiting her from receiving…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Sugarman v. DougallSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Oliveri v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Mary MORLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CIBA-GEIGY CORP., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Sussman v. Bank of IsraelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Sussman v. Bank Of IsraelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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