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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 provides that a district court may sanction attorneys or parties who submit pleadings for an improper purpose or that contain frivolous arguments or arguments that have no evidentiary support.
Case law and field research indicate that the primary goals of sanctions imposed under Rule 11 include deterrence and compensation. Satellite litigation occurred primarily in cases involving large compensatory sanction awards, not in those involving modest monetary or nonmonetary sanctions.
(1) "Sanctions" means a monetary fine or penalty ordered by the court. (2) "Person" means a party, a party's attorney, a law firm, a witness, or any other individual or entity whose consent is necessary for the disposition of the case.
Rule 11 - Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to Court; Sanctions (a) Signature. Every pleading, motion, and other paper shall be signed by at least 1 attorney of record in the attorney's individual name, or, if the party is not represented by an attorney, shall be signed by the party.
These grounds can include, but are not limited to: forum non conveniens, meaning it is more appropriate for another court to hear the case; prior pending action, meaning a case between the parties on the same matter is already happening; or in a medical malpractice case the Certificate of Good Faith not being properly ...