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LOKHOVA v. HALPER

No. 21-1655.

30 F.4th 349 (2022)

Svetlana LOKHOVA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stefan A. HALPER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 5, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Steven Scott Biss , LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN S. BISS, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Terrance Gilroy Reed , LANKFORD & REED, PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Robert D. Luskin , PAUL HASTINGS LLP, Washington, D.C.; Robert K. Moir , LANKFORD & REED, PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee and Judge Diaz joined.

This appeal arises from the imposition of sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 for the filing of a complaint alleging state law torts of defamation and tortious interference with contract that the district court found to be frivolous.

Svetlana Lokhova, a Russian-born author and academic, first sued...

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