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1 Special Issue on Rule 11 [i] (1991)

handle is hein.congcourts/fjcdires0001 and id is 1 raw text is: a publication of the Federal Judicial Center
An introduction to the Center's study of the rule
undertaken to assist the Judicial Conference
Advisory Committee on Civil Rules
How much Rule 11 activity is there?  6
What demands does the rule put on judges?  7
Do the demands outweigh the benefits?  10
Is the rule too indeterminate?     11
Are procedural protections adequate?  16
Do sanctions achieve the desired effect?  17
Has the rule had disproportionate impact? 19
Groundless litigation and the rule  28
Effects of the rule on conduct of litigation 32
The overall value of the rule      33
Defining Rule 11 violations        35
Invoking Rule 11                   37
Selecting appropriate sanctions    38

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