Read BRICKWOOD CONTRACTORS, INC. v. DATANET ENG'G, INC., 00-2324

The district court erred by imposing sanctions on plaintiff in the face of defendant's failure to comply with the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(c)(1)(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/26/2004
• Published 05/26/2004

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and WIDENER, WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, MOTZ, TRAXLER, KING, GREGORY, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:James Joseph Tansey, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.   James F. Lee, Jr., LEE & MCSHANE, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF:  Brandon M. Gladstone, LEE & MCSHANE, P.C., Washington, D.C.;   Edward J. Pesce, EDWARD J. PESCE, P.A., Ellicott City, Maryland, for Appellees.