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VOLLMER v. SELDEN

No. 03-1338.

350 F.3d 656 (2003)

Thomas G. VOLLMER, Peggy R. Pospeshil, Mary Kennah, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Publishers Clearing House and Campus Subscriptions, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees, v. Lynde SELDEN, II and Richard H. Rosenthal, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 26, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Hoffman (argued), Korein Tillery, Steven A. Katz, Belleville, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Rebecca Jackson (argued), Bryan Cave, St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

David Leichtman, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Paul A. Levy (argued), Public Citizen New York, NY, Litigation Group, Washington, DC, for Respondents-Appellants.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Frederick L. Hawk, represented by his counsel, Lynde Selden II and Richard H. Rosenthal, attempted to intervene in this class action. The district court denied the motion to intervene and sua sponte levied $50,000 in sanctions against Selden and Rosenthal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (Rule 11). The district court found that they had failed to properly investigate Mr. Hawk's claims and had filed pleadings on his behalf for...

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