PAVELIC & LeFLORE v. MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT

No. 88-791.

493 U.S. 120 (1989)

PAVELIC & LeFLORE v. MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, A DIVISION OF CADENCE INDUSTRIES CORP., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 5, 1989


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob Laufer argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Patricia M. Karish.

Norman B. Arnoff argued the cause for respondents and filed a brief for respondent Shukat. Robert B. McKay and Sol V. Slotnik filed a brief for respondents Marvel Entertainment Group et al.


JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 provides in part: "If a pleading, motion, or other paper is signed in violation of this rule, the court . . . shall impose upon the person who signed it . . . an appropriate sanction . . ." In this case we must determine whether Rule 11 authorizes a court to impose a sanction not only against the individual attorney who signed, but also...

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