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IN RE PHILLIPS

No. 05-1106.

433 F.3d 1068 (2006)

In re Seena Y. PHILLIPS, Debtor. Ross H. Briggs, Appellant, v. John V. Labarge, Jr., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 9, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross H. Briggs, argued, St. Louis, MO. (Attorney representing himself).

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Diana S. Daugherty of St. Louis, MO.

Before ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Attorney Ross Briggs appeals the bankruptcy court's imposition of sanctions pursuant to Rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. We affirm the bankruptcy judge's conclusion that Briggs violated Rule 9011, but we find that the court's sanction was an abuse of discretion.

I. BACKGROUND

Debtor Seena Phillips retained Critique Services (Critique), a law firm, to...

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