Elkins v. Stotts-Brown

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• stating that a pleading's lack of merit is not a sufficient basis for Rule 13 sanctions
• stating that a pleading’s lack of merit is not a sufficient basis for Rule 13 sanctions
• holding trial court abused discretion in granting sanctions when movant did not “put on any evidence at the hearing”
• stating that a pleading = s lack of merit is not a sufficient basis for Rule 13 sanctions
• holding trial court abused its discretion in imposing sanctions against attorney for filing motion for sanctions because no evidence of attorney’s motive in filing motion was presented at hearing and thus there was no evidence of bad faith or harassment
• trial court abused discretion in granting Rule 13 sanctions when no evidence of motive in filing pleading; movant did not \put on any evidence at the hearing\

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