Legal Opinion

Mihalik v. Pro Arts, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 7, 1988No. 87-3313PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Theodore N. Trikilis appeals the district court’s decision to deny his motion for sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 against plaintiffs Richard P. Mihalik, Don Doughty, and Paul Useloff, and against attorneys Peter A. Cantwell, Stephen F. Boulton, and Leonard B. Scharfeld. We affirm.

This appeal represents the latest, and we hope final, chapter in this protracted litigation. The action began in April 1980 when the plaintiffs sued Trikilis, Pro Arts, Inc., and two other men in federal district court in Illinois for breach of contract and fraud. During the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  3. Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  4. Cotner v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  5. Brown v. Federation of State Medical BoardsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by24 opinions

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