Elizabeth Thornton v. Robert Wahl

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• under the objective test for sanctions, “[a]n empty head but a pure heart is no defense”
• “An empty head but a pure heart is no defense. [Rule 11] requires counsel to read and consider before litigating.”
• “counsel ... may not make assertions of law for which there is there is no support.”
• “Rule 11 requires counsel to study the law before representing its contents to a federal court. An empty head but a pure heart is no defense.”
• “Rule 11 requires counsel to study the law before representing its contents to a federal court. An empty head but a pure heart is no defense.”
• “Rule 11 requires counsel to study the law before representing its contents to a federal court. An empty head but a pure heart is no defense.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).