Sadek v. Weber

Citations

• 985 N.W.2d 672
• 2023 ND 14

Syllabus

Rule 54(b), N.D.R.Civ.P., authorizes a district court to direct entry of a judgment adjudicating fewer than all of the claims as final when there is \no just reason for delay.\ Absent a finality certification under Rule 54(b), a decision adjudicating fewer than all of the claims in a case does not end the action and it may be revised at any time before entry of a final judgment deciding all of the claims. Rule 54(b) does not apply when a judgment decides all of the claims in a case. The district court did not err when it sanctioned an attorney under N.D.R.Civ.P. 11 after the attorney ignored provisions in rules and prior holdings the case. Sanctions on appeal were appropriate when an attorney persisted in groundless arguments without acknowledging obvious deficiencies pointed out by the district court.