S 603
111th Congress
Senate
Law
Civil actions and liability
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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