King v. Whitmer

Sanctions in the Michigan Election Case and in Bankruptcy Court (Pt. 2)

09/16/21

Yesterday I introduced King v. Whitmer (E.D. Mich. 8/25/21), the case in which Judge Linda Parker wrote a 110-page opinion awarding sanctions under three separate legal grounds. Today we look at sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11, the longest section of the opinion, as well as a case where sanctions were assessed under Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9011, its bankruptcy counterpart.

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