Yesterday I introduced King v. Whitmer (E.D. Mich. 8/25/21), the case in which Judge Linda Parker wrote a 110-page opinion awarding sanctions under three separate legal grounds. Today we look at sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11, the longest section of the opinion, as well as a case where sanctions were assessed under Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9011, its bankruptcy counterpart.
Introduction to Rule 11
Fed.R.Civ.P. 11(b) and (c) and its bankruptcy counterpart, Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9011(b) and (c) each state that:
