Screaming Bean |
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
From the "You thought you were done with school once you graduated department..." Judge Stephen Orlofsky of the U.S. District Court sanctioned a NJ lawyer whose amended complaint was "...organized and drafted so poorly that it is often difficult to comprehend." His shortcomings in his writing are not hard to understand, but his penalty wasn't the normal fees but rather to take courses in federal practice and procedure, professionalism and legal ethics. Seems that his incompetence rose to the level of failure to be well grounded in fact and law. There's a moral in this story for you 1L's. Pay attention in Civ Pro! Rule 11 is real!
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