The following excerpt is from Neft v. Vidmark, Inc., 12 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1993):
This court considered the issue of timeliness of a Rule 11 motion in Community Elec. Services v. National Elec. Contr., 869 F.2d 1235, 1242 (9th Cir.1989). This court held, "The optimum timing of sanctions to further the deterrence aspect of Rule 11 depends on the circumstances. This requires discretion." Id. (citation omitted).
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