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CITY OF EL PASO, TEX. v. CITY OF SOCORRO, TEX.

No. 90-8298 Summary Calendar.

917 F.2d 7 (1990)

The CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF SOCORRO, TEXAS, Defendant, Eduardo Miranda, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 14, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Keith Myers, Grambling & Mounce, El Paso, Tex., for appellant.

Before KING, GARWOOD, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Eduardo Miranda seeks review of the district court's imposition of Rule 11 sanctions for improvident removal of a lawsuit. Although we respect the district court's considerable discretion in Rule 11 matters, we find the district judge improperly applied the Rule 11 standards. Accordingly, we reverse.

Facts and Proceedings Below

On behalf of the City of El Paso, attorney Miranda filed a state court declaratory...

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