· 11/2/2001
Dubois v. United States Department of Agriculture
Citations
- 270 F.3d 77
- 51 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 927
- 32 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20307
- 53 ERC (BNA) 1844
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 23746
- 2001 WL 1335924
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- affirming a refusal to impose sanctions under Civil Rule 11 where conduct at issue was not \egregious\
- “[T]he power to sanction must be used with great circumspection and restraint, employed only in compelling situations.”
- “signer’s obligation personally to comply with the requirements of Rule 11 clearly does not preclude the signer from any reliance on information from other persons”
- guoting Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 33 (1991)
- Rule 11 does not require absolute certainty
- Rule 11 does not require absolute certainty
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Judges: Torruella, Selya, Lisi
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