In re: Rinaldi

Dist. Ct. did not err in imposing $1,000 sanction on debtor’s counsel for submitting frivolous pleadings in Dist. Ct. Record showed that bank had filed state-court foreclosure action against debtor, and that after debtor filed for bankruptcy protection, counsel for debtor filed frivolous claims against bank alleging that mortgage paperwork produced by bank had been fraudulently altered. Moreover, Dist. Ct. properly affirmed Bankruptcy Court’s finding in favor of Bank on its proof of claim regarding said mortgage, after finding that mortgage documents were enforceable, and could further find that instant sanction was appropriate where: (1) counsel’s documents contesting said claim were vexatious, unfocused and “nigh-unintelligible;” and (2) counsel filed other frivolous pleadings after being warned not to do so.