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The Federal Circuit stated: Rule 11 expressly requires that an attorney presenting a pleading, motion, or other paper before the court certify that he has performed "an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances" such that he can verify that (1) "it is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, ...
Rule 11 refers to a provision in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that requires attorneys and parties to certify that their pleadings, motions, and other papers are not being presented for any improper purpose, are warranted by existing law, and have evidentiary support.
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions (a) Signature. Every pleading, written motion, and other paper must be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney's name-or by a party personally if the party is unrepresented.
In representing a client, a lawyer shall not communicate about the subject of the representation with a person the lawyer knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized to do so by law or a court order.
Sanctions Under Rule 11. When an attorney signs a complaint or other paper in court, the attorney represents that the filing has legal and evidentiary support and isn't filed in bad faith. This baseline of fair play is enforced by FRCP 11.
Rule 60. Relief From a Judgment or Order (a) Corrections Based on Clerical Mistakes; Oversights and Omissions. The court may correct a clerical mistake or a mistake arising from oversight or omission whenever one is found in a judgment, order, or other part of the record.
Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Sanctions. Every pleading, motion, and other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by or for the attorney of record in the signing attorney's own individual name, whose address and telephone number shall be stated.
If a nonmovant shows by affidavit or declaration that, for specified reasons, it cannot present facts essential to justify its opposition, the court may: (1) defer considering the motion or deny it; (2) allow time to obtain affidavits or declarations or to take discovery; or (3) issue any other appropriate order.