Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 9.013. Report To Grievance Committee
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§ 9.013. REPORT TO GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. (a) If the court
imposes a sanction against an offending party under Section 9.012,
the offending party is represented by an attorney who signed the
pleading in violation of any one of the standards under Section
9.011, and the court finds that the attorney has consistently
engaged in activity that results in sanctions under Section 9.012,
the court shall report its finding to an appropriate grievance
committee as provided by the State Bar Act (Article 320a-1,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) or by a similar law in the
jurisdiction in which the attorney resides.
(b) The report must contain:
(1) the name of the attorney who represented the
offending party;
(2) the finding by the court that the pleading was
signed in violation of any one of the standards under Section 9.011;
(3) a description of the sanctions imposed against the
signatory and the offending party; and
(4) the finding that the attorney has consistently
engaged in activity that results in sanctions under Section 9.012.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, § 2.01, eff.
Sept. 2, 1987.
Section: 8.02 9.001 9.002 9.003 9.004 9.011 9.012 9.013 9.014 10.001 10.002 10.003 10.004 10.005 10.006
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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