Motion for Sanctions

"Indeed, if the Court were forced to sanction anyone, the Court would sanction.... [the sanction seeker]."

Although poetry may be the best way to make passive-aggressive complaints about your case, the next time you’re considering writing a four-page, 60-line email riffing on a classic holiday poem, you might want to consider your audience.

Which Biglaw firm might get hit with sanctions, and why?

Are we seeing a de-escalation of hostilities in this epic litigation?

Can this case get any nastier?

While poetry may be the best way to make passive-aggressive complaints about your case, the next time you’re considering writing a four-page, 60-line email riffing on a classic holiday poem, you might want to consider your audience...

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