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BROOKS v. MAGGIO

No. 33,734-CA.

766 So.2d 698 (2000)

Rosie B. Robinson BROOKS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants. v. Venson MAGGIO and Sharon Kay Peters Maggio, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 23, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Booth, Thomas & Thomas by Loyd K. Thomas, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellants.

Thomas A. Wilson, Counsel for Appellees.

Before BROWN, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.

BROWN, J.

An attorney, Robert A. Booth, Jr., was sanctioned by the trial court for failing to make a reasonable inquiry prior to filing what the court termed a frivolous motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Facts

This petitory action was filed in 1997 by plaintiffs after losing a previous possessory action filed by defendants, Venson and Sharon Maggio ("Maggios").1 Plaintiffs are...

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