Bennie Whitehead v. Food Max of Mississippi, Inc., Kmart Corporation v. Paul S. Minor

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2003-07-17

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RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, the district court sanctioned Paul S. Minor, an attorney, for obtaining a writ to execute judgment. The primary reason for our en banc review is to decide whether the district court abused its considerable discretion in imposing sanctions for Minor’s violation of Rule 11(b)(1) (“improper purpose” in obtaining writ of execution). T…

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