Saturday, February 5, 2011

Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 11

Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is a common method of the courts to curb frivolous litigation. Basically, any 'paper' (motion, pleading, complaint, etc.) filed before the court has to be certified by the attorney of record. This certification is a method to assure that the litigation is not being brought for an improper purpose. If the litigation is found to be brought for an improper purpose, the attorney of record can face disbarment, large punitive damages, or other penalties.
As I am sure most of you have seen, "diddy" has recently been sued by a woman, who claimed that he was responsible for 9/11, seeking $1,000,000,000 in damages. While it is purely speculation at this point, I would argue that this is a likely response by "diddy." After the woman filed the complaint, the first thing "diddy's" lawyer should do is file a Rule 11 motion, which, if granted, would immediately end the litigation, and possibly allow the court to take action against both the woman, and her attorney.


Edit: here is the link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/diddy-sued-for-1-trillion-woman-claims-date-rape-911-responsibility_n_815254.html
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31 comments:

  1. AdamskiFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    hahahahaha what a crazy bitch

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  2. IanFromLastNightFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    I had not heard of this lawsuit until reading your post. I think the only catastrophe Puff Daddy is guilty of is his wardrobe and jewelry selection. 9/11? What a waste of time and money. For everyone.

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  3. RPFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    i would like to see the woman's case...

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:03 AM

    I remember reading about the womans case not too long ago. Honestly, it's a pointless case and I'm surprised it hasn't just been thrown out of court for pure stupidity.

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  5. JikFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    diddy as in P' diddy?

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  6. BlogTrollFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    haha, responsible for 9/11, where do they get it?

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  7. UnknownFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    But what if Diddy ACTUALLY caused 9/11? What then???

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Not funny, but really interesting.

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  9. is ownsFebruary 5, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Wow, I had no idea about rule 11, good to know man.

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  10. JamesFebruary 5, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    I knew it...

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  11. Jimmy FungusFebruary 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Wow. I guess a downside to being famous is you could spend half your life in court trying to fend off lawsuits filed by money trying to bilk money outta ya. What a drag.

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  12. IsaacFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    I should hire you to get me out of my speeding tickets lol

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  13. BenFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    This is quite possibly the strangest blending of topics I have ever seen. I APPROVE!

    Heard about the diddy lawsuit. Litigation is very important to redress problems, but this is beyond stupidity. Albert Einstein was right when he said that human stupidity was infinite.

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  14. tangerine nectarine lemonsFebruary 5, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Has anyone actually read the claim against him? It's hilariously riddled with spelling mistakes and caps attacks. She sounds like what we would call a bogan.

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  15. RabidmooseFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Lol wow...just wow.

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  16. NeuroFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    I'm doing law in aus, seems things work a bit differently over there haha

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  17. ERRÆLFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    rofl, that's just ridiculous. I've heard some crazy conspiracy theories, but this one takes the cake.

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  18. HellbentstabFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    lol. I agree with Isaac. Definitely following!

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  19. RagingPandaFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    ...Seriously?

    Good rule to know though, glad to know they have something to help with shit like this.

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  20. Right GuardFebruary 5, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    hahahah diddy

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  21. Ainsley C.February 5, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Good to know. Some people can be downright insane.

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  22. xazbaschbossFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    Wowwww. I'm amazed a court would actually hear this....

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  23. Nik MekeenaFebruary 5, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    great post. keep up the good work

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  24. ASFebruary 5, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    HAHA.

    I actually hate Diddy, so I hope it goes through. That'd be funny.

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  25. FunkyTechDudeFebruary 6, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    Interesting topic

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  26. SalidirFebruary 6, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    she has to be high, or highly suggestible. i might even question her sanity. People these days just blow my mind

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  27. JoshFebruary 6, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    Hahaha $1 trillion that'll never pass

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  28. poorfagsFebruary 6, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    That's a pretty useful law.

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  29. GlauconFebruary 6, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    Such frivolous shit.

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  30. MakeMoneyOnlineFebruary 6, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    its funny but also sad

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  31. MangoFebruary 6, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    1 Billion? Really? Does he even have a billion bucks?

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