Coleman v. Circuit Court of Va.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “the 21–day safe harbor does not apply [when sanctions are initiated by a court sua sponte] and the court may impose sanctions without providing opportunity to withdraw the misstatement.”
• noting that sanctions 24 issued pursuant to a motion require that an attorney’s conduct be “objectively unreasonable”
• noting that sanctions may issue “pursuant to a motion by opposing counsel” upon a showing of “objectively unreasonable” conduct
• noting that sanctions issued on a party’s motion require that an attorney’s conduct be “objectively unreasonable”
• noting that sanctions issued on a party’s motion require that an attorney’s conduct be “objectively unreasonable”
• “[S]ua sponte sanctions ... should issue only upon a finding of subjective bad faith.”

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