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On the recordMarch 6, 1995
reclaiming my time, do you not think that rule XI with the sanctions enforcement has been utilized such that lawyers are mindful of the existence of that rule and have avoided bringing frivolous litigation to court, and are you not also mindful that judges pick up real quickly on frivolous litigation and that normally it is dismissed? You are talking, I believe, about the exception to the rule.
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Alcee Hastings
Florida

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Discussing the impact of rule XI on frivolous litigation during a floor speech.

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