PER CURIAM.
Attorney Mark D. Lawton appeals from the district court's order requiring him to pay $3000 to William and Betty Baker, defendants below and appellees here, as a sanction under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 for having filed a lawsuit on behalf of his client without first having made reasonable investigation into the facts of the case. We hold that under the circumstances presented here the imposition of sanctions was erroneous and we reverse.
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