· 3/2/1995
George Hadges, William M. Kunstler v. Yonkers Racing Corp.
Citations
- 48 F.3d 1320
- 30 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1165
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 4034
How courts have described this case
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- noting that fraud on the court “is limited to fraud which seriously affects the integrity of the normal process of adjudication”
- noting that fraud on the court ʺis limited to fraud 4 which seriously affects the integrity of the normal process of adjudicationʺ
- explaining that Rule 11(c) gives a party facing sanctions “21 days during which factual or legal contentions may be withdrawn or appropriately corrected in order to avoid sanction”
- holding the district court abused its discretion when it imposed sanctions because the court \did not take into account [the party's] failure to comply with the ... procedural requirements of Rule 11\
- explaining that “fraud on the court” includes only a limited “species of fraud”
- denying request for sanctions included in motion to dismiss because it failed to comply with procedural requirement for separate motion
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Judges: Feinberg, Kearse, Altimari
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