S. 603 · 111th Congress
Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009
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Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of a court to impose sanctions for any representations in a pleading, written motion, or other paper that violate the Rule.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 16, 2009
Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of a court to impose sanctions for any representations in a pleading, written motion, or other paper that violate the Rule.
Revises the requirements for such sanctions.
Allows monetary sanctions to be awarded against a party's attorneys.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009
Latest action (Mar 16, 2009): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 16, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.