Marlin v. Moody National Bank, N.A.

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• holding that “[w]hile monetary sanctions are improper against a party for a violation of Rule 11(b)(2) . . ., they may be awarded against a party when a court determines factual contentions lacked evidentiary support.”
• vacating sanctions that did not comply with Rule 11 and remanding the case for proceedings consistent with Rule 11
• stating that the abuse-of- discretion standard applies to the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions
• vacating sanctions that did not comply with Rule 11 and remanding the case for proceedings consistent with Rule 11
• explaining Rule 11 attorney’s fees can only be imposed through a party’s Rule 11 motion, not a Court’s sua sponte imposition
• first citing FED. R. CIV. P. 11(c)(4) (emphasis added); and then citing Thornton v. Gen. Motors Corp., 136 F.3d 450, 455 (5th Cir. 1998)

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