Legal Opinion
Elliott v. Tilton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1995No. 94-10810PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Non-party appellant, Rhonda Johnson Byrd, served as lead counsel for the defendants in the district court in the litigation underlying this appeal.1 The district court sanctioned Byrd under Rule 11 and under its inherent authority based on motions filed and representations made in the district court. Byrd appeals. We find that the imposition of sanctions was improper under Rule 11 and that the district court failed to make the findings necessary to support an imposition of sanctions under its inherent authority. Therefore, we reverse in part, vacate in part,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Willy v. Coastal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Chaves v. M/V Medina StarCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by81 opinions
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- Barber v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Crowe v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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