DAVIS v. CRUSH

No. 87-3361.

862 F.2d 84 (1988)

Thomas L. DAVIS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, James J. Condit, et al., Attorneys-Appellants, v. Hon. Thomas C. CRUSH, et al., Defendants, Planned Parenthood Association of Cincinnati, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Condit, Condit & Dressing, Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles T. Lester, Jr., Fort Thomas, Ky., Stephen T. McMurtry, Covington, Ky., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert A. Pitcairn, Jr., James B. Helmer, Jr., argued, Cincinnati, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before LIVELY, MERRITT and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.


BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants Thomas L. Davis (Davis) and Donald Lee Johnson (Johnson) appeal the district court's assessment of monetary sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 against them and their counsel. After reviewing the parties' briefs and relevant portions of the record, we reverse because the civil rights complaint filed in federal court by Davis and Johnson does not necessarily reflect a lack of reasonable inquiry into the facts or the law.

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