Townsend v. Holman Consulting Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1990-09-06

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FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: Fred Wright, attorney for the Town-sends, appeals two orders of the district court imposing sanctions under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. He argues that even though he signed pleadings containing certain frivolous requests for relief, the pleadings nonetheless could not be the subject of sanctions because they also included certain nonfrivolous requests for relief. A three-judge…

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