Legal Opinion
Johnson Ex Rel. Wilson v. Dowd
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2009No. 08-41139UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
This is an appeal of the district court’s award of Rule 11 sanctions against the plaintiffs’ attorney, Claudene T. Arrington. For the following reasons, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.
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Billy Ray Johnson suffered disabling injuries resulting from an assault, and his friend Lue Wilson brought a civil suit in Texas state court against the assailants on his behalf. After the civil trial — in which Johnson recovered a nine million dollar verdict — and subsequent guardianship proceedings, Wilson filed the underlying action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. §…
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