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COOTER & GELL v. HARTMARX CORP.

No. 89-275.

496 U.S. 384 (1990)

110 S.Ct. 2447

110 L.Ed.2d 359

COOTER & GELL v. HARTMARX CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1990

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Saltzburg argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Dale A. Cooter and Donna S. Mangold.

Richard J. Favretto argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Kenneth S. Geller, Mark W. Ryan, Evan M. Tager, and Carey M. Stein.*

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Legal Affairs Council by Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr., and Bradley B. Cavedo; and for the Washington Legal Foundation by Daniel J. Popeo, Paul D. Kamenar, and Richard A. Samp.

Briefs of amici curiae were filed for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America by Gregory P. Joseph, Russ M. Herman, and Jeffrey Robert White; for the Chicago Council of Lawyers by Thomas R. Meites; and for the Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association by Barry D. Roseman.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents three issues related to the application of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: whether a district court may impose Rule 11 sanctions on a plaintiff who has voluntarily dismissed his complaint pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; what constitutes the appropriate standard of appellate review of a district court...

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