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LUCAS v. DUNCAN

No. 07-5264.

574 F.3d 772 (2009)

Theodore R. LUCAS, et al., Appellants v. Arne DUNCAN, in his official capacity as secretary, U.S. Department of Education, his Agents and Successors, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 31, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Karl, Jr. argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Richard R. Renner was on the brief for amicus curiae National Employment Lawyers Association in support of appellant.

Mercedeh Momeni, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence and Yule Kim, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order imposing sanctions against an attorney under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A magistrate judge imposed the sanctions for statements that the attorney made in pleadings he filed on behalf of his client, the plaintiff in an employment discrimination suit. For the reasons stated below, we vacate the sanctions order.

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Attorney John F. Karl, Jr.'s client, Theodore Lucas, was an...

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