Lee Edward Warren v. Douglas Guelker

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• holding that the inability to pay sanctions cannot be ground for not imposing sanctions 4 because such ground “would effectively place all unrepresented parties beyond the reach of Rule 5 11.”
• noting that Rule 11, which permits 14 courts to impose sanctions on parties, applies to pro se litigants
• noting that Rule 11, which permits 14 courts to impose sanctions on parties, applies to pro se litigants
• noting that Rule 11, which permits 14 courts to impose sanctions on parties, applies to pro se litigants
• finding that when conduct can be “adequately 27 sanctioned under the Rules, the court ordinarily should rely on the Rules rather than the inherent 28 1 power.”
• explaining a court cannot “decline to impose any sanction . . . simply because the plaintiff is proceeding pro se.”

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