Filing a frivolous pleading requires not only the act but the intent, a state appeals court said Tuesday in reversing a $6,500 sanction against a lawyer.
The court said the judge who imposed the penalty on Clayton solo Melissa Hoffman failed to find that she acted in bad faith — either in filing a duplicative suit after one was dismissed or in failing to withdraw it when the threat of sanctions was raised.
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