BEAM, Circuit Judge.
The district court imposed sanctions against Gardenia Gordon's counsel (Appellant) following the dismissal of this case. Because Unifund did not request Rule 11 sanctions in a separate motion and did not follow the twenty-one day safe harbor rule set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(c)(1)(A), we hold that the district court abused its discretion in granting sanctions.
I. BACKGROUND
On November 27, 2000, the district...
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