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THOMAS v. TENNECO PACKAGING CO., INC.

No. 00-15111.

293 F.3d 1306 (2002)

Clarence THOMAS, Plaintiff, Ethel L. Munson, Respondent-Appellant, v. TENNECO PACKAGING CO., INC., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ethel L. Munson, Atlanta, GA, for Thomas, Plaintiff.

Sandra Kay Lalli, William A. Clineburg, Jr., King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Tenneco Packaging Co., Inc., Defendant.

Before BIRCH and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and KATZ, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Respondent-Appellant Ethel L. Munson, attorney for Plaintiff Clarence Thomas, challenges the district court's decision to sanction her for submitting documents that contained remarks, deemed abusive and offensive by the court, that were directed at counsel for Defendant Tenneco Packaging Company ("Tenneco"). In response to the remarks, the district court, invoking its inherent powers, formally censured and reprimanded Munson. The court also stated that...

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