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Cooter and Gell Vs. Hartmarx

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 11, 1990

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  1. Pullman-standard Vs. Swint US Supreme Court · Apr 27, 1982
  2. Pierce Vs. Underwood US Supreme Court · Jun 27, 1988
  3. icicle Seafoods, Inc. Vs. Worthington US Supreme Court · Apr 21, 1986
  4. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx
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  5. U.S. 384 (1990) U.S. Supreme Court Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx
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  6. U.S. 384 (1990) Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx
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  7. would be justified in concluding that it had abused its discretion. Pp. 496 U. S. 400 -402. (b) Pierce v. Underwood
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  8. returned a verdict for Intercontinental on Danik's counterclaim. Both judgments were affirmed on appeal. Danik, Inc. v. Intercontinental
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  9. Intercontinental Apparel, Inc. v. Danik
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  10. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions. Danik, Inc. v. Hartmarx
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  11. should also pay the expenses respondent incurred in defending its Rule 11 award on appeal. Relying on Westmoreland v. CBS
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  12. Fed.Rule Civ.Proc. 1. We therefore interpret Rule 11 according to its plain meaning, see Pavelic & Leflore v. Marvel
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  13. as a jurisdictional bar to further Rule 11 proceedings. See Johnson Page 496 U. S. 395 Chemical Co., Inc. v. Home
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  14. Rule 11 even after the plaintiff has filed a notice of dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1). See Szabo Food Service, Inc. v. Canteen
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  15. Greenberg v. Sala
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  16. Muthig v. Brant
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  17. Sprague v. Ticonic
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  18. a federal court could consider an award of counsel fees. White v. New
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  19. that is not part of the original action. Bray v. United
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  20. States, 423 U. S. 73 , 423 U. S. 75 (1975), quoting Gompers v. Buck's
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  21. impose a contempt sanction even after the action in which the contempt arose has been terminated. See United States v. Mine
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  22. Gompers v. Buck's
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  23. White v. New
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  24. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America (Airline Div.) v. Association
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  25. Westmoreland v. CBS
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  26. Rule 11 under a de novo standard, and the choice of sanction under an abuse-of-discretion standard. See Zaldivar v. Los
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  27. rather, they apply a deferential standard to all issues raised by a Rule 11 violation. See Kale v. Combined
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  28. Teamsters Local Union No. 430 v. Cement
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  29. Stevens v. Lawyers
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  30. Thomas v. Capital
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  31. Century Products, Inc. v. Sutter
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  32. Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental
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  33. Adamson v. Bowen
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  34. any district court determination that falls within a broad range of permissible conclusions. See, e.g., Anderson v. Bessemer
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  35. Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives
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  36. The Court has long noted the difficulty of distinguishing between legal and factual issues. See Pullman-Standard v. Swint
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  37. United States v. Oregon
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  38. similar to those involved in determining negligence, which is generally reviewed deferentially. See Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental
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  39. McAllister v. United
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  40. g., determining that Rule 11 sanctions could be imposed upon the signing attorney's law firm, see Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel
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  41. U.S. supra, at 456 U. S. 287 . See also Icicle Seafoods, Inc. v. Worthington
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  42. Page 496 U. S. 403 Pierce v. Underwood
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  43. U.S. at 487 U. S. 559 -560, quoting Miller v. Fenton
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  44. Shaffer & Sandler 15. Contrary to petitioner's contentions, Pierce v. Underwood
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  45. affirmance of the District Court's liability determination is consistent with the deferential standard we adopt today. v. Finally
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  46. the decisions of the Courts of Appeals for the First and Seventh Circuits, see Page 496 U. S. 406 Muthig v. Brant
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  47. Point Nantucket, Inc., 838 F.2d at 607, and Hays v. Sony
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  48. F.2d 412, 419-420 (CA7 1988), and conflicted with the decisions of the Fourth and Ninth Circuits, see Basch v. Westinghouse
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  49. Corp., 777 F.2d 165, 175 (CA4 1985), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1108 (1986), and Orange Production Credit Assn. v. Frontline
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  50. opponent's attorney's fee would be likely to chill all but the bravest litigants from taking an appeal. See Webster v. Sowders
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