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· 6/19/1961

Duarte v. Bank of Hawaii

Citations

  • 366 U.S. 972
  • 81 S. Ct. 1938

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  • noting that while “pro se complaints are read liberally,” they “still may be frivolous” under Rule 11
  • noting that while “pro se complaints are read liberally,” they “still may be frivolous” under Rule 11
  • noting that while “pro se complaints are read liberally,” they “still may be frivolous” under Rule 11
  • explaining that Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure “allows the district court to impose sanctions whenever a plaintiff”— including a pro se plaintiff—“has filed a frivolous lawsuit”
  • upholding imposition of sanctions in case where plaintiffs filed complaint in face of previous dismissals involving same parties and same legal theories
  • farmers’ pro se complaint against lenders sanctionable when filed in face of previous dismissals involving the same parties under the same legal theories

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