District Court, C.D. Illinois March 18, 1987, 86-3098 (Treadwell v. Kennedy)

OPINION ORDER

MILLS, District Judge:

A question of sanctions.

If a competent attorney would find no basis for a legal argument, the attorney who creates needless expense by proffering such a claim must face the consequences.

Rule 11 brings costs home to those who create them.

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Background,

Plaintiffs bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.