Elliott v. Tilton

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that purpose of Rule 11(c)(2) is to provide “an opportunity to withdraw or correct the offending contention”
• “[T]his Court has held that ‘[i]n order to impose sanctions against an attorney under its inherent power, a court must make a specific finding that the attorney acted in ‘bad faith’.’”
• failure to comply with “safe harbor” provision precluded imposition of sanctions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Goldin v. Bartholow
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-01-26· cited 156×
• Barber v. Miller
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-06-12· cited 134×
• Aerotech, Inc. v. Estes Industries
  Tenth Circuit· 1997-04-11· cited 132×
• Crowe v. Smith
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-08-12· cited 108×
• Dawson v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-10-31· cited 81×
• In Re Pratt
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-04-23· cited 76×
• Hutchinson (Godlove) v. Pfeil
  Tenth Circuit· 2000-04-04· cited 56×
• Farris v. County of Camden
  D. New Jersey· 1999-08-20· cited 23×
• Tacon Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-10-04· cited 20×
• Rubio Ex Rel. Z.R. v. Turner Unified School District No. 202
  D. Kansas· 2007-02-09· cited 18×
• Uptown Grill v. Camellia Grill Holdings
  Fifth Circuit· 2022-08-23· cited 16×
• Caldwell v. Cummings
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2001-11-06· cited 15×
• Monahan Corp. N v. v. Whitty
  D. Massachusetts· 2004-06-01· cited 7×
• Harnden v. Ford Motor Co.
  E.D. Michigan· 2004-09-08· cited 7×
• Son Ly v. Solin, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 2012-12-17· cited 6×
• Whitehead v. K Mart Corp.
  S.D. Mississippi· 1999-03-30· cited 3×
• Dailey v. Vought Aircraft Co
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-06-15
• United States v. Harris
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-08-12

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1991-08-02· cited 6,250×
• Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-11· cited 4,510×
• Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper
  Supreme Court· 1980-06-23· cited 2,455×
• Willy v. Coastal Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1992-03-03· cited 616×
• Chaves v. M/V Medina Star
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-03-10· cited 117×
• Elliott v. Tilton
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-09-15· cited 97×
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Calhoun
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-10-14· cited 94×
• In the Matter of Richard A. Thalheim, Jr.
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-08-30· cited 77×
• Reed v. Iowa Marine and Repair Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-03-14· cited 66×
• Resolution Trust Corporation, in Its Corporate Capacity v. H.R. \Bum\ Bright, Hopkins & Sutter, Peter F. Lovato III and Thomas D. Graber
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-12-07· cited 53×