Questions 26 and 27 involve the same fact pattern. Potts su…
Questions 26 and 27 involve the same fact pattern. Potts sues Defendant Company for injuries she suffered when Potts’s car collided with Defendant Company’s truck. Defendant Company’s general manager prepared a report regarding the circumstances of the accident (by taking a statement from the truck driver), at the request of the insurance company because the insurance company received a claim for damages from Potts’s attorney. During discovery, Potts demands that the report be produced. 27. Assume that after the facts stated above, Defendant Company does not produce the report. Potts files a motion to compel production of the report. Defendant Company does not believe Potts’s motion has any merit, so it files a motion for sanctions pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, arguing that Potts’s motion to compel is not warranted by any existing law and is only being presented to harass, cause unnecessary delay, and increase the cost of litigation. How should the court rule on Defendant Company’s motion for sanctions pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11?
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