Legal Opinion

Allen v. Rutledge

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 18, 2003No. 03-330Published

1Opinion of the Court

139 S.W.3d 491 (2003)

355 Ark. 392

Tom ALLEN

v.

The Honorable Keith RUTLEDGE, Judge; Kenneth Lavigne; Cynthia M. Lavigne.

No. 03-330.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 18, 2003.

Jeff Rosenzweig, Little Rock, for appellant.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: Jill Jones Moore, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

W.H. "DUB" ARNOLD, Chief Justice.

This case involves the propriety of sanctions assessed by Circuit Judge Keith Rutledge, who was serving by appointment, against attorney Tom Allen under Rule 11 of Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure. The trial judge ordered Allen to pay five hundred dollars…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Offutt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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