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1995 SESSION

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HB 1559 Frivolous claims sanctions.

Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Frivolous claims sanctions. Allows the court to impose sanctions where a pleading, motion or other paper is frivolously advocated. Under current law, it is not clear that sanctions could be imposed in a situation where the pleading, for example, is valid when filed but advocated after it is discovered to be frivolous.

The bill also allows the court to entertain a motion for sanctions filed within 21 days of final judgment.

The bill is recommended by the Boyd-Graves Conference.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/95  House: Presented & ordered printed LD4770308  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/95  House: Presented & ordered printed LD4770308
• 01/11/95  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/95  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3/4
• 01/31/95  House: Passed by indefinitely in C. J. (17-Y 5-N)