CJC HOLDINGS, INC. v. WRIGHT & LATO, INC.

No. 92-8386.

989 F.2d 791 (1993)

CJC HOLDINGS, INC., d/b/a ArtCarved, A Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WRIGHT & LATO, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Harrison, Christina Carlson Dodds, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Austin, TX, for plaintiff-appellant.

Amber L. Hatfield, William D. Raman, William G. Barber, Arnold, White & Durkee, Austin, TX, for defendant-appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

CJC Holdings, Inc. and its attorneys appeal the imposition of sanctions under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Concluding that the district court misapprehended the plausibility of the legal position urged in the offending filing, we reverse.

Background

CJC Holdings, d/b/a ArtCarved, sued Wright & Lato, Inc. for trade dress infringement and obtained a default judgment in the court à quo.

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