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Sanctions Imposable For Violations Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, Kenneth Ripple, Robert Rodes, Carol Mooney, Robert Rodes
Sanctions Imposable For Violations Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, Kenneth Ripple, Robert Rodes, Carol Mooney, Robert Rodes
Robert Rodes
This 1981 Federal Judicial Center paper surveys the current state of the law with respect to sanctions for violations of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as reported in both the case law and the secondary literature. The focus is on litigation behavior that results in the imposition of sanctions and the factors considered important by federal courts in determining which sanctions to apply.
Religion And Procedure, Robert E. Rodes
Religion And Procedure, Robert E. Rodes
Robert Rodes
God has no use for procedural rules since He knows the full truth and is able to exercise absolute justice simultaneously alongside complete mercy. This paper discusses the religious significance of legal rules of procedure in light of this truth. It finds that since we, unlike God, are inherently fallible, we are forced to implement procedures in the legal pursuit of our goals of truth, justice, and mercy. These procedures remain imperfect in implementing these goals, as compromises must often be made between competing values such as mercy on one hand and justice on the other. Nevertheless, though legal procedure …