Bradley v. Tucker et al

Filing 32

ORDER awarding Officer Christopher Tucker $1,500 in sanctions against Mr. Nicholas Pagano payable to Defendant's counsel within thirty (30) days of this Order. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 08/10/2015. (thb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

ALBERT BRADLEY,

*

Plaintiff,

*

v.

*

CV 414-165

*

CHRISTOPHER TUCKER,

in his

*

personal capacity, and JOHN AND

*

JANE DOES 1-20,

*
*

Defendants.

*

ORDER

By

Order

Rule 11

dated

sanctions

Pagano.

(Doc.

claims

advanced

frivolous

and

July

were

30.)

(2)

1,

2015,

appropriate

Specifically,

pertaining
Mr.

this

to

Pagano

Court

against

the

Court

Officer

failed to

attorney
found

Tucker
make

determined

a

Nicholas

that

were

that

(1)

the

objectively

reasonable

inquiry

into the merit of his client's purported cause of action.

Having
attention
Pagano.

to

the

amount

liability,
of

"The imposition of

reasonable

v.

established

Clark,

use

819

of

a

court's

F.2d 1551,

sanctions

the
to

Court
be

now

assessed

a monetary sanction is
discretion

1557

under

(11th Cir.

Rule

1987).

turns

its

against

Mr.

a particularly
11."

Donaldson

"District

courts

are vested with broad discretion to fashion an appropriate sanction
for violations of Rule ll."

F.R.D.

155,

160

(S.D.

Ga.

Mike Ousley Prods.,

1990).

Defense

Inc. v.

counsel

Cabot,

has

130

filed

documentation setting forth the fees and expenses incurred in this

matter,

which total $11,239.78.

(Doc. 31-1.)

The Court limits the

sanction to an amount that the Court believes necessary to achieve
the

purposes

of

Rule

11.

Therefore,

the

Court

HEREBY

AWARDS

Officer Christopher Tucker $1,500 in sanctions against Mr. Nicholas
Pagano payable

to

Defendant's

counsel

within THIRTY

(30)

DAYS

of

this Order.

ORDER ENTERED at Augusta, Georgia, this

/ffi^fc&day of August,

2015.

HONAE^CB^J. RANDAL HALL
united/states DISTRICT JUDGE
SOUIJIfiRN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA