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COLLINS v. WALDEN

No. 86-8869.

834 F.2d 961 (1987)

Charles Clifton COLLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, and D. Lynn Russell and Ann J. Herrera, Movants-Appellants, v. Betty Anne WALDEN, William Duckworth, George Glaze, and Clayton County, Georgia, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 28, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Remar, Remar, Arnold, Zimring & Graettinger, Atlanta, Ga., for Russell and Herrera.

Charles C. Collins, pro se.

Harvey S. Gray, Fortson & White, Atlanta, Ga., for George Glaze.

Rod G. Meadows, McDonough, Ga., for Walden and Clayton Cty.

Nall, Miller, Owens, Hocutt & Howard, Robert L. Goldstucker, Kenneth P. McDuffie, Atlanta, Ga., for Duckworth.

Before HILL and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and SPELLMAN, District Judge.

SPELLMAN, District Judge:

Background

This is an appeal from a District Court Order imposing sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 for the filing of a legally and factually groundless complaint. The appellants are two attorneys and the Plaintiff whom they represented in the prosecution of a claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 in the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The District Court entered summary judgment against the Plaintiff and, upon motion...

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