Fourth Circuit· 10/12/1990
In Re Kunstler.
Citations
- 914 F.2d 505
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- holding that an attorney’s “reliance on others was indeed an improper delegation of his responsibility under Rule 11”
- noting that the timing of filing a complaint may be an indicator of improper purpose
- holding the court should consider the minimum amount to deter party’s conduct and party’s ability to pay
- finding that making unsubstantiated claims without any factual support constitutes an abuse of the judicial process.
- noting that an alleged Rule 11 violation must be assessed under an objective reasonableness standard
- indicating that \the number of credibility determinations which the court made without an evidentiary hearing suggested to the court that an evidentiary hearing would have been of value\
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