United States ex rel. Farmers Home Administration v. Erickson Partnership (In re Erickson Partnership)

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• stating that the Rule 38 standard \depends on the work product: neither the lawyer's state of mind nor the preparation behind the appeal matter\
• stating that the Rule 38 standard \depends on the work product: neither the lawyer’s state of mind nor the preparation behind the appeal matter\
• stating that the Rule 38 standard “depends on the work product: neither the lawyer’s state of mind nor the preparation behind the appeal matter”
• stating that a feeble position may demonstrate that the pre-filing investigation was unreasonable.
• noting that “[fjact-bound resolutions cannot be made uniform through appellate review, de novo or otherwise” and that an appellate pronouncement in such a case “is unlikely to establish clear guidelines for lower courts; nor will it clarify the underlying principles of law.”
• imposing F.R.C.P. Rule 11 sanctions, stating that \[cjounsel may not drop papers into the hopper and insist that the court or opposing counsel undertake bothersome factual and legal investigation\

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